| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| going great guns |
working very well, going strong
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We were going great guns till our goalie got hurt. Then they scored.
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| going rate |
(See the going rate)
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| going strong |
doing well, succeeding
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The party was going strong - lots of dancing and laughter.
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| going to the mountains |
going home, returning to the place you call home
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"Where did John go when he left here?" "He said he was going
to the mountains - going home."
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| going to town |
working or talking hard, protesting, sounding off
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One man was really going to town, speaking against taxes.
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| gol dang/gol darn |
frustrating, dad-blamed, darn
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The gol dang cord is tangled. It's full of knots.
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| golden age |
best years, time of most prosperity
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He said the decade after World War II was Canada's golden age.
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| golden opportunity |
(See a golden opportunity)
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| golden rule |
(See The Golden Rule)
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| golden years |
65 years of age or older, sunset years
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Dad is retired now, enjoying his golden years.
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