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go along to get alongTo conform in order to have acceptance and security.Rate it:

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go and boil your headgo away; get lostRate it:

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go and eat cokego away; get lostRate it:

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Go BananasBe crazy or get weird, to act in an odd, silly mannerRate it:

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go dutchTo pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.Rate it:

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Go Fly A KiteGet Outa Here, Leave Town, "I Don't B'lieve Ya!"Rate it:

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go forTo go somewhere in order to get something.Rate it:

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Go for BrokeTo strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get somethingRate it:

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go for the gustoTo give your best; get everything out of life you can get; reach for the goal; have the best experienceRate it:

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go from strength to strengthTo continue to get stronger.Rate it:

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go get 'emA phrase of encouragementRate it:

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go intoTo get involved in.Rate it:

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go medievalget very angry at someone; go ballisticRate it:

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go play in the trafficTo go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; get lost.Rate it:

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go soak your headSynonym of get bentRate it:

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go toTo get to work; (imperatively) come on.Rate it:

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go underTo collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt.Rate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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going at itUsed other than as an idiom: see going, at it.Rate it:

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going at itAlternative form of at it.Rate it:

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going at itthird-person singular simple present indicative form of go at itRate it:

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going awaypresent participle of go awayRate it:

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going dutchwhen a man and woman each pay for their portion of the bill; often used when on a date, but not necessarily.Rate it:

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going once, going twice, soldSaid before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction.Rate it:

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going rateThe current standard or usual price, rate, or salary for something.Rate it:

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going rogegoing it on your own against normsRate it:

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going toForms a future tense.Rate it:

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going toForms a tense future to some past time.Rate it:

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going to the dogsIn such a poor state that it should be left to the dogs.Rate it:

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gone nutsgoing crazy, basically the same thing as: "Go Bananas" "Gone Wild"Rate it:

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Gone to PotGet wrecked, to become worse and impairedRate it:

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good fences make good neighborsIt is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.Rate it:

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good nightA farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep.Rate it:

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good valueFriendly; easy-going.Rate it:

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got it going onAttractive, outgoing (typically of women).Rate it:

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got it going onalternative present indicative form of have it going onRate it:

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got it going onpast participle of have it going onRate it:

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got it going onAppreciatively, of someone or something for being active and successful in a pursuit, or having the ability to be active and successful in a pursuit.Rate it:

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goûtez-moi ce vin; vous m'en direz des nouvelles (fam.)You just taste this wine, you don’t get wine like that every day; What do you think of that for wine, my boy?Rate it:

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grab and goTo get something quickly.Rate it:

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Grease Someone's PalmAny act which involves corruption to get benefitedRate it:

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Green with EnvyTo get resentful, bitter or envious with someone, Getting jealous and invidiousRate it:

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gute BesserungGet well soon, a phrase indicating hope that the listener recovers from physical illness.Rate it:

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Handwriting on the WallSomething indicates that a bad is going to happen, a warning of risk and problemRate it:

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hang one on!Ejaculation by imbiber/drinker/Alcoholic: 'Get Drunk'; 'Get Smashed', {Drink to excess}Rate it:

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hang toughTo remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity.Rate it:

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hard as nailsVery hard; tough.Rate it:

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harsh one's mellowTo get on one's nerves.Rate it:

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haul arse!Means 'Hurry-Up!', 'Get it in GearRate it:

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haul offTo alter course so as to get farther away from an object.Rate it:

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