| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| go hungry |
not have enough to eat, continue to be hungry
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We may be poor, but we never go hungry.
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| go in circles |
walk around but not work, work in confusion
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I'm going in circles. I have to stop and plan my work.
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| go into detail |
give details in a story or report
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Don't go into detail right now. Just tell us how much it costs.
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| go jump in the lake |
go away and do not return, take off
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If he expects us to write a 50-page report, he can go jump in the lake.
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| go like crazy |
work fast and hard, be very busy, like crazy
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We've been going like crazy trying to feed fifty people!
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| go like stink |
go fast, accelerate quickly
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That Mustang goes like stink. It's a fast car.
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| go mad |
become insane, go crazy, go nuts
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If he doesn't stop playing those drums, I'll go mad.
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| go nowhere fast |
be unable to advance, be stuck where you are
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Without a diploma, you'll be going nowhere fast.
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| go nuts |
become insane, go bonkers, go crazy
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If another mosquito bites me, I'll go nuts!
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| go off half-cocked |
speak without thinking, rush into action
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Dar is sensible, but he goes off half-cocked when he plays ball.
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