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go-getterOne who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.Rate it:
go-getterAn active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.Rate it:
gobble upTo consume something rapidly.Rate it:
gobble upTo continually absorb or expand through annexation.Rate it:
God does not play dice with the universeThe course of all events is predetermined.Rate it:
god fearingpiousRate it:
god forbidDon't let it be.Rate it:
God forfendDon't let it be.Rate it:
god helps those who help themselvesFortune comes to those who make a genuine effort to accomplish things.Rate it:
god is a womanjustcauseRate it:
God is in the detailExpresses the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.Rate it:
God knowsIt is only known to God; i.e., it is unknown to mortals, no one knows, I don't knowRate it:
God knowsIt is known unto God; i.e., it is certainly true, certainly, of course, obviouslyRate it:
God only knowsAlternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.Rate it:
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:
god works in mysterious waysExpressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...Rate it:
God's gift to manSomeone irresistible to men, someone whom all men find attractive.Rate it:
God's gift to womenSomeone irresistible to women, someone whom all women find attractive.Rate it:
God's green earthThe world.Rate it:
God's honest truthUnquestionable, absolute truth.Rate it:
God's workWork in accordance with the will of God.Rate it:
God's workWork that accomplishes good.Rate it:
God's workWork that is very important and necessary, especially that which receives little or no recognition or pay.Rate it:
Goddess knowsSynonym of God knowsRate it:
Goddess only knowsSynonym of God knowsRate it:
gods bless youShort for may the gods bless you.Rate it:
going at itAlternative form of at it.Rate it:
going at itUsed other than as an idiom: see going, at it.Rate it:
going at itthird-person singular simple present indicative form of go at itRate it:
going awaypresent participle of go awayRate it:
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:
going once, going twice, soldSaid before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction.Rate it:
going rateThe current standard or usual price, rate, or salary for something.Rate it:
going rogegoing it on your own against normsRate it:
going toForms a future tense.Rate it:
going toForms a tense future to some past time.Rate it:
going to the dogsIn such a poor state that it should be left to the dogs.Rate it:
gold coinUsed other than as an idiom: see gold, coin.Rate it:
gold coinA one-dollar or two-dollar coin.Rate it:
gold in them thar hillsUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see gold, in, them thar, hills.Rate it:
gold in them thar hillsAn opportunity for something to be profitable and/or beneficial.Rate it:
gold mineA mine for gold ore or metal.Rate it:
gold mineA plentiful stockpile of something sought after.Rate it:
gold mineA very profitable economic venture.Rate it:
gold plateUsed other than as an idiom. a plate made of, or coloured goldRate it:
gold platea thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic methodRate it:
gold plateto apply gold plate to an object, to plate with goldRate it:
gold plateto incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to over engineerRate it:
gold plateto embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexibleRate it:
gold standardA monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold.Rate it:

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