go/break Flashcards
1
Q
go over
A
review work, make visual inspection
“I just want to go over my notes.”
2
Q
go off
A
- explode "She will go off like a bomb" - deteriorate (food) "I think this food gone off" - begin to sound (alarm) "it goes off whenever I cook fish"
3
Q
go along with something
A
agree to do something together
“Just go along with it.”
4
Q
go against
A
be opposed to
“it goes against everything I believe in.”
5
Q
go through
A
examine carefully
“Why did you go through my college stuff?”
6
Q
break in
A
interrupt when someone is talking
“i don’t mean to break in, but wee’re going to be late.”
7
Q
break someone up
A
stop a fight
“Their friends are breaking them up.”
8
Q
break out
A
escape
“That psychotic ex-husband of hers broke out of rehab.”
9
Q
break up
A
end a relationship
“I want to break up.”
10
Q
break down
A
fail to function
“My phone broke down”