| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| go off the deep end |
do something strange, go overboard
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Now don't go off the deep end and hit somebody.
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| go on |
happen, occur, what's going down
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What's going on here? Why is your bike in the bathtub?
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| go on |
it cannot be true, you're kidding
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"Ted drove the car into the lake!" "Go on! Ted wouldn't do that!"
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| go on about |
talk steadily, ramble, run off at the mouth
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"What was he saying?" "Oh, he was going on about taxes and the price of wheat."
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| go one better |
do more, hit harder, outdo yourself
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If he gives her candy, I'll go one better and give her flowers.
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| go out of your mind |
(See out of your mind)
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| go out of your way |
do special things to help, put yourself out
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Hilda went out of her way to help us when Dad was sick.
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| go out on a limb |
promise too much, risk, take a chance
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Don't go out on a limb. Don't say the company will pay for it.
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| go out with |
be a boyfriend/girlfriend, date, see
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Jerry asked me to go out with him. I think he likes me.
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| go over |
read, practise
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Did you go over your notes? Are you ready for the quiz?
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