Verb Phrases go about, to occupy oneself with; perform:The shoemaker goes about his work with a smile. Nautical.to change course by tacking orwearing. go after, to attempt to obtain; strive for:You'll never get what you want if you don't go afterit energetically. go against, to be in conflict with or opposed to:It goes against the company's policy. go ahead, to proceed without hesitation or delay:If you want to use my car, go ahead. go along, to move or proceed. to accompany in travel. to agree; concur:I can't go along with you on that idea. go around, to be often in company (often followed by with):to go around with a bad crowd. to be sufficient for all:Is there enough food to go around? to pass or circulate, as in transmission orcommunication:The rumor is going around that he was forced to resign. go at, to assault; attack. to begin or proceed vigorously:to go at one's work with a will. go back on. back2(def 7). go by, to be disregarded or not taken advantage of:Don't let this chance go by. to be guided by or to rely upon:Don't go by what she says. go down, to decrease or subside, as in amount or size:Prices went down. The swelling is going down. to descend or sink:When does the sun go down? to suffer defeat:to go down fighting. to be accepted or believed:This nonsense goes down as truth with manypersons. to admit of being consumed:This food goes down easily. to be remembered in history or by posterity. Slang.to happen; occur:What's been going down since I've been away? British.to leave a university, permanently or atthe end of a term. Bridge.to fall short of making one's contract. Slang: Vulgar.to perform fellatio or cunnilingus. go for, to make an attempt at; try for:He is going for the championship. to assault. to favor; like:It simply isn't the kind of life you would go for. to be used for the purpose of or be a substitutefor:material that goes for silk. go in for, to adopt as one's particular interest; approve of;like. to occupy oneself with; engage in:Europeans in increasing numbers are going in for camping. go into, to discuss or investigate:Let's not go into the question of whose fault it was. to undertake as one's study or work:to go into medicine. go in with, to join in a partnership or union;combine with:He asked me to go in with him on the purchase of a boat. go off, to explode, fire, or perform or begin to functionabruptly:A gun went off in the distance. (of what has been expected or planned) tohappen:The interview went off very badly. to leave, especially suddenly:She went off without saying goodbye. to die. to deteriorate. Slang.to experience orgasm. go on, to happen or take place:What's going on here? to continue:Go on working. to behave; act:Don't go on like that! to talk effusively; chatter. (used to express disbelief):Go on, you're kidding me. to appear onstage in a theatrical performance:I go on in the middle of the second act. go out, to come to an end, especially to fade inpopularity:Silent movies went out as soon as the talkieswere perfected. to cease or fail to function:The lights went out. to participate in a social activity:We usually go out drinking on Friday nights. Informal.to have a continuing romanticrelationship:They went out for about a year before gettingmarried. to take part in a strike:The printers went out yesterday in a contractdispute. Rummy.to dispose of the last card in one's handby melding it on the table. Cards.to achieve a point score equal to or abovethe score necessary to win the game. go over, to repeat; review. to be effective or successful:The proposal went over very well with thetrustees. to examine:The mechanic went over the car but foundnothing wrong. to read; scan. go through, to bear; experience. to examine or search carefully:He went through all of his things but couldn'tfind the letter. to be successful; be accepted or approved:The proposed appropriation will never go through. to use up; spend completely:He went through his allowance in one day. go through with, to persevere with to the end; bringto completion:It was perhaps the biggest challenge of her life, andshe resolved to go through with it. go under, to be overwhelmed or ruined; fail. (of a ship) to founder. go up, to be in the process of construction, as abuilding. to increase in cost, value, etc. to forget one's lines during a theatricalperformance. British.to go to a university at the beginning of aterm. go with, Informal. to have a continuing romanticrelationship with; date:He went with her for two years.