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Base language: EN
Letter: g
Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 623 (50 per page)Go out of one's way
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go out of one's way
1. (idiomatic) To make an extra effort.
? I wouldn't mind some help, but please don't go out of your way for me.
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go out of one's way
1. (idiomatic) To make an extra effort.
? I wouldn't mind some help, but please don't go out of your way for me.
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Go out of your way
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If you go out of your way, you take particular care or make a special effort when doing something.
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Aunt Betty went out of her way to make us feel comfortable.
If you go out of your way, you take particular care or make a special effort when doing something.
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Aunt Betty went out of her way to make us feel comfortable.
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Go out on a limb
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go out on a limb (third-person singular simple present goes out on a limb, present participle going out on a limb, simple past went out on a limb, past participle gone out on a limb)
1. (idiomatic) To take a risk.
? He doesn't want to go out on a limb, but he really should give it a try sometime.
2. to hazard a guess
? I’m going to
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go out on a limb (third-person singular simple present goes out on a limb, present participle going out on a limb, simple past went out on a limb, past participle gone out on a limb)
1. (idiomatic) To take a risk.
? He doesn't want to go out on a limb, but he really should give it a try sometime.
2. to hazard a guess
? I’m going to
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Go out the window
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If a quality, principle or opportunity goes out the window, it disappears, is lost or is abandoned.
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When the plant closed down, all hopes of finding a job went out the window.
If a quality, principle or opportunity goes out the window, it disappears, is lost or is abandoned.
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When the plant closed down, all hopes of finding a job went out the window.
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Go out with a bang
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go out with a bang
1. (idiomatic) To depart from a place or situation in a grand or dramatic fashion.
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go out with a bang
1. (idiomatic) To depart from a place or situation in a grand or dramatic fashion.
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Go over
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go over (third-person singular simple present goes over, present participle going over, simple past and past participle went over)
1. (idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
? Please go over the reports to make sure we haven't missed anything.
2. (idiomatic) To create a response or impression.
? Playing a radio in the office did
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go over (third-person singular simple present goes over, present participle going over, simple past and past participle went over)
1. (idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
? Please go over the reports to make sure we haven't missed anything.
2. (idiomatic) To create a response or impression.
? Playing a radio in the office did
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Go over someone's head
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go over someone's head
1. (idiomatic) To take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.
? She went over his head and took her complaint directly to the president of the company.
2. (idiomatic) To escape someone's comprehension.
? I listened carefully, but the technical jargon went over my head.
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go over someone's head
1. (idiomatic) To take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.
? She went over his head and took her complaint directly to the president of the company.
2. (idiomatic) To escape someone's comprehension.
? I listened carefully, but the technical jargon went over my head.
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Go overboard
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go overboard
1. To fall out of a vessel.
? Attach the buoys so they don't go overboard.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To go too far, be excessive.
? You can decorate the new room, but don't go overboard with surreal paintings.
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go overboard
1. To fall out of a vessel.
? Attach the buoys so they don't go overboard.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To go too far, be excessive.
? You can decorate the new room, but don't go overboard with surreal paintings.
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Go pear-shaped
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If a plan or project goes pear-shaped, it either goes wrong or it produces an undesirable result.
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Jane organized a treasure hunt in the park for the kids but it all went pear-shaped and everyone was disappointed.
If a plan or project goes pear-shaped, it either goes wrong or it produces an undesirable result.
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Jane organized a treasure hunt in the park for the kids but it all went pear-shaped and everyone was disappointed.
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Go places
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go places
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To make progress or achieve success.
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go places
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To make progress or achieve success.
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Go postal
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If someone goes postal, they lose their temper and express their anger in a violent way.
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My parents will go postal when they see the state of the house!
If someone goes postal, they lose their temper and express their anger in a violent way.
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My parents will go postal when they see the state of the house!
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Go potty
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go potty
1. Used other than as an idiom: see potty. To go crazy or mad.
2. (childish) To use the potty; to defecate.
? I have to go potty!
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go potty
1. Used other than as an idiom: see potty. To go crazy or mad.
2. (childish) To use the potty; to defecate.
? I have to go potty!
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Go public
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go public
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Make public, announce publicly or to the press.
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go public
1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Make public, announce publicly or to the press.
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Go red
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go red
1. (idiomatic) To blush.
? After mentioning her ex boyfriend, she started to go red.
2. (idiomatic) To become sunburnt.
? Red-haired people go red more easily than dark-haired people.
3. (idiomatic, US politics) Of states, counties, or Congress seats, to be carried by a Republican candidate in a given U.S. election.
? Tennessee went blue in the 1990
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go red
1. (idiomatic) To blush.
? After mentioning her ex boyfriend, she started to go red.
2. (idiomatic) To become sunburnt.
? Red-haired people go red more easily than dark-haired people.
3. (idiomatic, US politics) Of states, counties, or Congress seats, to be carried by a Republican candidate in a given U.S. election.
? Tennessee went blue in the 1990
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Go round in circles
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go round in circles
1. (idiomatic) To repeatedly do the same thing; without making any progress.
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go round in circles
1. (idiomatic) To repeatedly do the same thing; without making any progress.
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Go snake
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go snake (third-person singular simple present goes snake, present participle going snake, simple past and past participle gone snake)
1. (idiomatic) To approach, attack or accost a person, situation or environment in an extremely violent and unrestrained manner, often with no thought about consequences.
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go snake (third-person singular simple present goes snake, present participle going snake, simple past and past participle gone snake)
1. (idiomatic) To approach, attack or accost a person, situation or environment in an extremely violent and unrestrained manner, often with no thought about consequences.
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Go so far as
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go so far as (third-person singular simple present goes so far as, present participle going so far as, simple past and past participle went so far as)
1. (idiomatic) To do something in an extreme fashion; to reach an unexpected extent in doing something.
? I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?
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go so far as (third-person singular simple present goes so far as, present participle going so far as, simple past and past participle went so far as)
1. (idiomatic) To do something in an extreme fashion; to reach an unexpected extent in doing something.
? I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?
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Go south
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go south (third-person singular simple present goes south, present participle going south, simple past went south, past participle gone south)
1. (idiomatic) To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.
? I should have walked away from the casino when my luck went south, but I stayed and ended up in the hole.
? He was unc
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go south (third-person singular simple present goes south, present participle going south, simple past went south, past participle gone south)
1. (idiomatic) To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.
? I should have walked away from the casino when my luck went south, but I stayed and ended up in the hole.
? He was unc
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Go spare
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If you go spare you lose your temper completely.
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Lea's dad would go spare if he knew how much she spent in London!
If you go spare you lose your temper completely.
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Lea's dad would go spare if he knew how much she spent in London!
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Go straight
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to go straight (third-person singular simple present goes straight, present participle going straight, simple past went straight, past participle gone straight)
1. (idiomatic) To discontinue engaging in criminal acts; to become a law-abiding person.
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to go straight (third-person singular simple present goes straight, present participle going straight, simple past went straight, past participle gone straight)
1. (idiomatic) To discontinue engaging in criminal acts; to become a law-abiding person.
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Go the distance
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go the distance
1. (idiomatic) To have the endurance to see a difficult sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering.
2. (boxing) To participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds.
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go the distance
1. (idiomatic) To have the endurance to see a difficult sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering.
2. (boxing) To participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds.
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Go the extra mile
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If you go the extra mile, you do more than what is expected of you.
go the extra mile
1. (idiomatic) To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.
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You can count on Tom; he's always willing to go the extra mile.
If you go the extra mile, you do more than what is expected of you.
go the extra mile
1. (idiomatic) To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.
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You can count on Tom; he's always willing to go the extra mile.
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Go the way of
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go the way of (third-person singular simple present goes the way of, present participle going the way of, simple past went the way of, past participle gone the way of)
1. (idiomatic) To end up the same way as. To receive the same fate as.
? Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs [i.e., gone extinct, or fallen out of common use].
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go the way of (third-person singular simple present goes the way of, present participle going the way of, simple past went the way of, past participle gone the way of)
1. (idiomatic) To end up the same way as. To receive the same fate as.
? Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs [i.e., gone extinct, or fallen out of common use].
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Go the way of the dinosaurs
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go the way of the dinosaurs
1. (idiomatic) to go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past
? Washboards went the way of the dinosaurs when washing machines became commonplace.
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go the way of the dinosaurs
1. (idiomatic) to go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past
? Washboards went the way of the dinosaurs when washing machines became commonplace.
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Go the way of the dodo
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go the way of the dodo
1. (idiomatic) to go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go out of the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past
? When HDTV catches on, NTSC will go the way of the dodo.
? Now that Blu-Ray has caught on, DVD has gone the way of the dodo.
? It's funny how the phrase "gone the way of the dodo" has gone the way of the dod
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go the way of the dodo
1. (idiomatic) to go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go out of the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past
? When HDTV catches on, NTSC will go the way of the dodo.
? Now that Blu-Ray has caught on, DVD has gone the way of the dodo.
? It's funny how the phrase "gone the way of the dodo" has gone the way of the dod
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Go the whole hog
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1. (idiomatic) To do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing.
If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get it custom built.
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1. (idiomatic) To do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing.
If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get it custom built.
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Go the whole hog
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When you go the whole hog, you do something thoroughly or completely.
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They put up a few decorations for Christmas, then they decided to go the whole hog and buy a tree and all the trimmings.
When you go the whole hog, you do something thoroughly or completely.
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They put up a few decorations for Christmas, then they decided to go the whole hog and buy a tree and all the trimmings.
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Go through hell
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go through hell
1. (idiomatic) To have a miserable experience.
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go through hell
1. (idiomatic) To have a miserable experience.
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Go through motions
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If someone goes through the motions, they do something because they have to, but without enthusiasm.
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After his wife died, he tried to continue life as before, but he just went through the motions.
If someone goes through the motions, they do something because they have to, but without enthusiasm.
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After his wife died, he tried to continue life as before, but he just went through the motions.
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Go through the mill
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If you go through the mill, you experience a very difficult period, or are exposed to rough treatment.
to go through the mill
1. (idiomatic) to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state
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When I was an intern, I was put through the mill. Nothing went unnoticed.
If you go through the mill, you experience a very difficult period, or are exposed to rough treatment.
to go through the mill
1. (idiomatic) to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state
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When I was an intern, I was put through the mill. Nothing went unnoticed.
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Go through the motions
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go through the motions
1. (idiomatic) To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
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go through the motions
1. (idiomatic) To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
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Go through the roof
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If someone goes through the roof, they become very angry.
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My father went through the roof when Paul damaged his new car.
If someone goes through the roof, they become very angry.
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My father went through the roof when Paul damaged his new car.
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Go through with
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go through with (third-person singular simple present going through with, present participle went through with, simple past and past participle gone through with)
1. (idiomatic) To carry out something planned or promised; to proceed with or continue with.
? If you decide to go through with the surgery, remember to leave time to recover.
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go through with (third-person singular simple present going through with, present participle went through with, simple past and past participle gone through with)
1. (idiomatic) To carry out something planned or promised; to proceed with or continue with.
? If you decide to go through with the surgery, remember to leave time to recover.
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Go to
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go to
1. Used other than as an idiom: see go, to.
2. To attend an event or a sight.
? We went to a concert for my birthday.
3. To tend to support.
? The study goes to the point I was making earlier about subsidies.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To get to work; (imperatively) come on.
5. (intransitive, archaic) Used imperatively to expres
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go to
1. Used other than as an idiom: see go, to.
2. To attend an event or a sight.
? We went to a concert for my birthday.
3. To tend to support.
? The study goes to the point I was making earlier about subsidies.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To get to work; (imperatively) come on.
5. (intransitive, archaic) Used imperatively to expres
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Go to (great) pains (or lengths)
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When trying to achieve something, if you go to great pains or great lengths, you do everything that is possible in order to succeed.
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The two parties went to great lengths to reach an agreement.
When trying to achieve something, if you go to great pains or great lengths, you do everything that is possible in order to succeed.
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The two parties went to great lengths to reach an agreement.
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Go to canossa
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go to Canossa
1. (idiomatic) To submit to the pope.
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go to Canossa
1. (idiomatic) To submit to the pope.
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Go to extremes
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People who go to extremes behave in a way that lacks moderation.
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My parents tend to go to extremes. They live on a tight budget and then they go on expensive holidays!
People who go to extremes behave in a way that lacks moderation.
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My parents tend to go to extremes. They live on a tight budget and then they go on expensive holidays!
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Go to great lengths
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go to great lengths
1. (idiomatic) To make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.
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go to great lengths
1. (idiomatic) To make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.
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Go to great lengths (or pains)
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When trying to achieve something, if you go to great lengths, you do everything that is possible in order to succeed.
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The two parties went to great lengths to reach an agreement.
When trying to achieve something, if you go to great lengths, you do everything that is possible in order to succeed.
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The two parties went to great lengths to reach an agreement.
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Go to ground
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go to ground (third-person singular simple present goes to ground, present participle going to ground, simple past went to ground, past participle gone to ground)
1. (intransitive, especially of an animal) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when a
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go to ground (third-person singular simple present goes to ground, present participle going to ground, simple past went to ground, past participle gone to ground)
1. (intransitive, especially of an animal) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) To hide from public view or sequester oneself, especially when a
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Go to pieces
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If you go to pieces, for example after a terrible shock, you are so upset or distressed that you cannot lead a normal life.
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Jack nearly went to pieces when his son died in a car crash.
If you go to pieces, for example after a terrible shock, you are so upset or distressed that you cannot lead a normal life.
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Jack nearly went to pieces when his son died in a car crash.
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Go to pot
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go to pot (third-person singular simple present goes to pot, present participle going to pot, simple past went to pot, past participle gone to pot)
1. (idiomatic) To decline or deteriorate.
? They haven't been maintaining it, and the downtown area has really gone to pot over the past 20 years.
2. (idiomatic) To come to a bad end.
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go to pot (third-person singular simple present goes to pot, present participle going to pot, simple past went to pot, past participle gone to pot)
1. (idiomatic) To decline or deteriorate.
? They haven't been maintaining it, and the downtown area has really gone to pot over the past 20 years.
2. (idiomatic) To come to a bad end.
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Go to seed
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go to seed
1. (of a plant) To pass from flowering or ripening to the formation of seeds.
2. (figuratively, by extension) To deteriorate; to decline into an unkempt or debased condition.
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go to seed
1. (of a plant) To pass from flowering or ripening to the formation of seeds.
2. (figuratively, by extension) To deteriorate; to decline into an unkempt or debased condition.
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Go to sleep
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go to sleep
1. (idiomatic) An expression used to dismiss an extremely foolish statement, or to dismiss somebody that one does not feel like talking to.
? "Mom, I was wondering... can I get a tattoo?" "Go to sleep!"
go to sleep (third-person singular simple present goes to sleep, present participle going to s
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go to sleep
1. (idiomatic) An expression used to dismiss an extremely foolish statement, or to dismiss somebody that one does not feel like talking to.
? "Mom, I was wondering... can I get a tattoo?" "Go to sleep!"
go to sleep (third-person singular simple present goes to sleep, present participle going to s
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Go to someone's head
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go to someone's head
1. (idiomatic) To strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of his or her senses or mental faculties.
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go to someone's head
1. (idiomatic) To strongly affect a person, especially to the detriment of his or her senses or mental faculties.
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Go to the dogs
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To say that a company, organization or country is going to the dogsmeans that it is becoming less successful or efficient than before.
go to the dogs (third-person singular simple present goes to the dogs, present participle going to the dogs, simple past went to the dogs, past participle gone to the dogs)
1. (idiomatic, informal) To decline or deteriorate.
? After three years without maintenance, their yard has really gone to the dogs.
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Some think the company will go to the dogs if it is nationalized.
To say that a company, organization or country is going to the dogsmeans that it is becoming less successful or efficient than before.
go to the dogs (third-person singular simple present goes to the dogs, present participle going to the dogs, simple past went to the dogs, past participle gone to the dogs)
1. (idiomatic, informal) To decline or deteriorate.
? After three years without maintenance, their yard has really gone to the dogs.
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Some think the company will go to the dogs if it is nationalized.
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Go to the ends of the earth
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go to the ends of the earth
1. (idiomatic) To do everything possible to achieve something
? You'd go to the ends of the earth to be with us.
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go to the ends of the earth
1. (idiomatic) To do everything possible to achieve something
? You'd go to the ends of the earth to be with us.
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Go to the mat
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go to the mat (third-person singular simple present goes to the mat, present participle going to the mat, simple past went to the mat, past participle gone to the mat)
1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.
? He was ready to go to the mat to keep the old color scheme.
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go to the mat (third-person singular simple present goes to the mat, present participle going to the mat, simple past went to the mat, past participle gone to the mat)
1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.
? He was ready to go to the mat to keep the old color scheme.
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Go to the mattresses
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go to the mattresses
1. (idiomatic) To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.
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go to the mattresses
1. (idiomatic) To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.
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Go to the polls
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go to the polls (third-person singular simple present goes to the polls, present participle going to the polls, simple past and past participle went to the polls)
1. (idiomatic) To vote.
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go to the polls (third-person singular simple present goes to the polls, present participle going to the polls, simple past and past participle went to the polls)
1. (idiomatic) To vote.
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