| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| go for |
believe, accept
|
I said I was late because of a flat tire, but Dad didn't go for that.
|
| go for |
admire, desire
|
Burt goes for Dolly, but Dolly doesn't like Burt.
|
| go for a spin |
go for a ride in a car, take a drive
|
Clyde stops the car and says to Bonnie, "Want to go for a spin?"
|
| go for broke |
try your hardest, go all-out
|
On my last jump I'll go for broke. I'll beat my best mark.
|
| go for it |
try it, attempt it
|
When he asked if he should climb the tree, we yelled, "Go for it!"
|
| go for the jugular |
strike at the vital location, make the killing action, killer instinct
|
From the lion we have learned to go for the jugular, to defeat our opponents without mercy.
|
| go-getter |
(See a go-getter)
|
|
| go great guns |
(See going great guns)
|
|
| go haywire |
break, not work properly, break down
|
They said they fixed the car, but it went haywire again the next day.
|
| go hog wild |
have a wild celebration, go wild
|
When the Stampeders won the Grey Cup, the fans went hog wild.
|