Go about something

Go about doing something

Go about something

Go all out to do something

Go all out for

Go all out

Go together

Go with

Do you think this shirt will go with the skirt I bought?

Pork and apple go especially well together.

42. as somebody/something goes

used for comparing someone or something with the average person or thing of that type

As marriages go, it certainly wasn't dull.

to try very hard to do or get something

We're going all out for victory in this afternoon's game.

The company will be going all out to improve on last year's sales.

44. have nothing/not much/a lot etc going for somebody/something

used to talk about how many advantages and good qualities someone or something has

It's a town that's got a lot going for it.

45. where does somebody/something go from here?

spoken u sed to ask what should be done next, especially when there is a problem

So where do you think we should go from here?

46. LEAVE A JOB

[intransitive] to leave your job, especially because you are forced to

He was becoming an embarrassment to the government and had to go. If Jill goes, who will take her place?

47. GET RID OF SOMETHING

[intransitive] if something goes, someone gets rid of it

The policies will have to go if the party is to win the next election. A hundred jobs are expected to go following the merger.

48. TOILET

[intransitive] informal to make waste come out of your body

go about phrasal verb

to start to do something

I want to learn German but I don't know the best way to go about it.

The leaflet tells you how to go about making a will.

to do something in the way that you usually do

The villagers were going about their business as usual.

She went about her preparations in a quiet businesslike way.

3. British English if a ship goes about, it turns to go in the opposite direction

go after something/somebody phrasal verb

1. to follow or chase someone or something because you want to catch them

Joe went after her to make sure she was unhurt.

2. to try to get something

I can't decide whether to go after the job or not.

go against somebody/something phrasal verb

1. if something goes against your beliefs, principles etc, it is opposite to them

This goes against everything I've been brought up to believe in.

2. to do the opposite of what someone wants or advises you to do

She was scared to go against her father's wishes.

3. if a decision, judgment etc goes against you, you do not get the result you want

His lawyer hinted that the case might go against him. The vote went against the government.

go ahead phrasal verb

1. to start to do something, especially after planning it or asking permission to do it

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