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go to hell in a handbasket |
go to hell feeling peaceful or unconcerned, ignorance is bliss
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We don't get involved in issues. We're wasting our lives and going to hell in a handbasket!
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go to pieces |
(See fall to pieces)
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go to pot |
(See gone to pot)
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go to town |
(See going to town)
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go to trouble |
(See go to any trouble)
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go to your head |
(See let it go to your head)
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go too far |
become too excited, get carried away
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Some soccer fans go too far. They fight and cause damage.
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go under |
fail, be unable to continue, go bankrupt
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Companies that can't make loan payments will go under.
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go up in smoke |
burn, be destroyed in a fire
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You need fire insurance. What if your condo goes up in smoke?
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go wild |
act wild, run and squeal etc.
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When the teacher leaves the room, the kids go wild.
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