Mini-Dictionary
go into (hospital) - cnter hospital as a patient
give up 5top permanently
Since I gar'e up smoking my cougb bas gone
give up (time) - spend time
Igive up some of iy time to belp run tbe local youlh chub.
give up -abandon. end (eg a search)
Tbe police bad to gire up tbe search wben it got dark.
give up - allow someone to sit, stand in (your seat)
gare up my seat to the old lady and stood
give. up (as a bad job) - stop because it seems pointless
I kept trying to phone but in the end I gave it up as a bad job
glaze over (of eyes) - lose all thheir expression
Tbe patient 's eyes glazed over and be started breathing beavily.
go about... - deal with, tackle (a task)
How do yougo about getting rals out of your garden?
go after..-try to get (eg a job)
l've decided to go after tbat job as a receptionist.
go after.-chase
It's no use going after the tbieves. You'l nerver catch tbem
g0 against (of a verdict) -be unfavourable
ftbe verdict goes against me, Il lose my bome.
go ahead- proceed, do what you want to do (n. goahead)
Dad said we could go aBbead and build a tree-bouse
go ahead with ..- proceed with
We now intend to go abead with tbe final stage of tbe project
go along with (a suggestion) -agree to a suggestion
Let's bave a pizza. - I'l go along witb tbat
go away- Ieave a place
I do not want to buuy any'tbing! Please go away'
go back on a promise - not keep a promise
Grandma said sbe'd cone but sbe went back
on
ber promise.
go by (of time)- pass
As time uent by, Grahan grew more fond of ber.
go by- use for guidance
Don'1 go by my watch. Ir'sfast.
go by-pass. go past
We stood in the front garden and watcbed tbe parade go by.
go down (of the sun) - set
Tbe two of them stood band in band, uatching the sun go down.
go down (of news) - be received
The news f the dismissals didn'? go doun very uwel.
go down-get smaller, decrease
can put m)' sboe on again - the suelling bas gone doun.
go down on your knees - kneel down or apologize
You should go doun 011 yoLur knees and apologise!
go down with catch some kind of disease
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Viv's gone doun witb flu so she uon't be in tbe office today:
80 for ... - choose
I expect tbe council will go for tbe cheaper option.
go for ...-attack
My wife siuddenly turned and went for me uith the kitchen knife.
go for .. - find attractive
Helen usually goes for men who dress well.
cloud
go in (of the sun) go behind a
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The sun went in and it started to feel cold.
go in enter hospital as a patient
Tm going in for ny' operation on Tuesday.
g0 in fit inside
These clotbes u'on't all go in ny suitcase.
go in for (a competition)- enter a copetition
Let's go in for the suimming connpetition.
go into... Start some kind of employment as a career
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Wben Charles was eiglbleen be wenl into the arn)y
go into.. - talk abc in de tail
bappened in mucb detail.
They wouldn'T go into wbat
Betty's gone into bospilalfor a minor operalion.
go off-become bad
Smell tbis cheese. I think it's goie of
go off. - begin to dislike
She went off bim wben be started smoking
go off (of an alarm) - suddenly make a noise
The fire alarm went off and we all rushed out
go off (of electrical equipment) - stop
The beating goes off automatically at midnigbt
go off (at the deep end) - become very angry
When Steve sau tbe danage, be uent of at the deep end.
g0 on - Continue
Shall I go on or have yot heard enough?
g0 on -be guided by
The police haven't got nmuch information to go on
g0 on - happen
What's golng on outside?
80 o n - b e spent on
Most of otur money goes on food and clothes.
go on (of electrical equipment) - start working
The beating goes on automatically if it gets too cold.
g0 on about ... - continually talk about
I u'ish Diane wouldn't go on about her boyfriend all the time
go on with ... -Continue doing
Please go on with your uork. Don't let me stop you
go out-leave your home to go to the cinema etc
Sory, I'n going out tbis evening. What about toinorrow?
g0 out (of the tide) -go 1way from the shore
The tide goes out a long uay on this part of tbe coast
go out (ofa light) - stop giving out light
There uas a power ciut and all the lights uent out.
go out (like a light) - become unconscious
He bit me and I went Out like a ligbt.
go out with ... - go with someone to the cinema etc
f Trevor asked you, uould you go out with bim?
go through - be completed successfully
After a lot of discussion the dealfinally went tbrough.
go through .-experience
l hope I never go tbrough an experience like that « 7in!
go through.. -examine, review
IU go througb my notes once imore just before tbe exam.
go through (a procedure) - perform a procedure
You go througb a comiplicated procedure to start the machine
go through with ... - complete something you agreed to do
Dan's pronised to marry ber, but will be go through uitb it?
go under (of a company) - fail, go bankrupt
fwe can't get the loan, the company will go under.
go up rise
Prices bave gone up by five per cernt tbis year.
go up -start to burn
The crowd stood and watched the building go up in flames.
go up (of a cheer) - be heard
A cbeer uent up as tbe cbampion appeared.
g0 up-approach
We went up and asked her if she was all rigbt.
g0 with.. -Combine well with
I need a brown bandbag to go with the jacket.
go without.. not have
I bad to go uitbout sugar because I'd forgotten to buy some.
grow into - become large enough to wear properly
Grant uill soon grow into that jacket.
grow out of ... - no longer behave in the same way
It's an annoying babit but sbe should grou out of it.
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