| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| go by the name of |
has the name of, is called, a.k.a.
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The zebra also goes by the name of "tiger horse."
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| go crazy |
lose control, go bananas, go wild
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If I don't leave this place I'll go crazy! It's boring here.
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| go down |
lie down, go to bed, go to sleep
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Our baby goes down early - and gets up early.
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| go down for the third time |
drown, die, fail
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In Calculus 101, I'm going down for the third time. I'm failing.
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| go down on [B] |
give oral sex to a woman or a man
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"Do you want to go down on me?" she whispered.
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| go downhill |
fail and lose, down and out
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It's too bad. After getting out of prison he just went downhill.
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| go downtown [B] |
have intercourse, go all the way
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If I go up to your room, it doesn't mean you can go downtown.
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| go easy on |
do not ask him to work hard, ease up on
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Go easy on Billy, please. He's not well today.
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| go easy on |
do not take too much, use less
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Go easy on the jam, please. Leave some for me.
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| go figure |
you find the answer, the answer is no
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He said he quit smoking, then he asks for a cigarette. Go figure.
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