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Phrasal Verbs Go' Go About
Phrasal Verbs Go' Go About
go about
• begin or carry on with (an activity):you are going about this in the wrong
way
go against
go ahead
go along with
go around
see go round
go around with
be regularly in the company of:he goes around with some of the local lads
go at
go back
• (of two people) have known each other for a length of time:Victor and I go
back a long way
go back on
go down on
go down with
begin to suffer from (an illness):I went down with an attack of bronchitis
go for
• (go for it) strive to the utmost to gain or achieve something (frequently
said as an exhortation):sounds like a good idea — go for it!
• launch oneself at (someone); attack:she went for him with clawed hands
• apply to; have relevance for:the same goes for money-grabbing lawyers
go forward
go in for
• British enter (a competition) or sit (an examination).
• like or habitually take part in (an activity):I don't go in for the social whirl
go into
go off
• British informal begin to dislike:I went off men after my husband left me
• go to sleep.
• gradually cease to be felt:I had a bad headache but it's going off now
go on
go out
• Golfplay the first nine holes in a round of eighteen holes. Compare with
come home (see home)
• (in some card games) be the first to dispose of all the cards in one's hand.
go over
go through
go through with
go to
go up
go with
go without
suffer lack or deprivation:I like to give my children what they want, even if I have
to go without
go far