gloss over »
To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp.
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go by the board »
To estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.
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go by the board »
To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.
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go down »
To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
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go from zero to hero »
To change from negative outcome to positive outcome. To improve one's fortunes significantly.
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go in for »
To have an interest in or approve of something.
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go over »
To create a response or impression.
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go over »
To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
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go overboard »
Fall out of a vessel.
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go overboard »
Go too far, be excessive.
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golden handcuffs »
Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage participant from wanting to leave, especially to retain a choice employee.
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golden ticket »
A qualification, person or thing that can provide lucrative opportunities.
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good to go »
Ready for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.
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grease payment »
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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greatest thing since sliced bread »
A relatively recent invention likely to significantly improve people's lives.
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