| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| go over |
be liked, be accepted
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Free drinks will go over with the students. They'll like that idea.
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| go overboard |
do it too much, go off the deep end
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He goes overboard if he likes a girl - buys her flowers every day.
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| go places |
succeed, do well, make it big
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When Percy got his degree, we knew he was going places.
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| go pound salt |
leave, go away, go tell your mother she wants you
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We don't allow babies in our gang. Go pound salt!
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| go public |
tell the public, tell a reporter
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If he goes public, everybody will know that we had an affair.
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| go-round |
a turn, a try, a cowboy's ride
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In the second go-round, he scored a 79, better than his first try.
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| go soft |
be gentle, be considerate
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I've learned to go soft when I return papers with low grades.
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| go steady |
date only one person, go out with only one
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Tony and Pearl are going steady. They're faithful to each other.
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| go straight |
change from a criminal to a law-abiding citizen
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When he's released from prison he plans to go straight.
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| go strong |
(See going strong)
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