54 // GO Flashcards

1
Q

start tackling a problem or task

A

GO ABOUT

How are you going to go about fixing this car?

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2
Q

follow or chase someone

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GO AFTER

As soon as I realized Orla had forgotten her bag, I went after her.

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3
Q

review

A

GO OVER

James went over the company’s accounts to check for mistakes.

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4
Q

know someone for a long time

A

GO BACK

Michelle and I go back years. I’ve known her since kindergarten.

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5
Q

be the opposite of what you wish or believe

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GO AGAINST

Buying water in plastic bottles goes against my principles.

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6
Q

be enough for everyone

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GO AROUND

Help yourself to some cakes. There are enough to go around.

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7
Q

experience something

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GO THROUGH

Malachai went through a period of unhappiness after his dog died.

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8
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happen

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GO ON

There’s something going on next door. I can hear loud music.

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9
Q

live without something

A

GO WITHOUT

Parents often have to go without sleep when they have a new baby.

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10
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to do something in the process

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GO ALONG

Cath couldn’t find the recipe, so she had to make it up as she went along.

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11
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be called by a certain name

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GO BY

My new trainer is called Zachariah, though he usually goes by Zac.

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12
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try to achieve something

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GO FOR

Kelly’s decided to go for the job at the software company. It’s very well paid.

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13
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contribute to

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GO TOWARD

All the money we make today will go toward funding the new school library.

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14
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decide to do something (after consideration or official approval)

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GO AHEAD WITH

Even though it was a cloudy day, Ramon decided to go ahead with the picnic.

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