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Goal

keyword: Go
All Systems Are Go »
(everything is working correctly and we are ready to begin...)


Easy Come, Easy Go »
(something which we get easily can be lost easily also...)


From The Word Go »
(as soon as we began...)


Get Something To Go »
(order food that you will eat someplace else...)


Get The Go Ahead »
(it is okay to begin; one has permission to do what one wanted to do...)


Get Up And Go »
(energy; enthusiasm for physical activity...)


Give And Go »
(pass it, then run to where you can receive a pass...)


Go Back To The Drawing Board »
(start over again...)


Go Fly A Kite »
(go away; leave!...)


Go For Broke »
(take a chance; try your best...)


Go For It »
(do your best; try your best; good luck...)


Go For Someone Or Something »
(try to get that thing...)


Go From Bad To Worse »
(it was already bad, not it has gotten worse...)


Go Haywire »
(act crazy; act in a chaotic way...)


Go In One Ear And Out The Other »
(the person did not hear what was said; one is acting as if one did not hear...)


Go Into Detail »
(explain the thing in more detail...)


Go Into Effect »
(start; begin; apply...)


Go Into Hiding »
(begin hiding; go to where others cannot find one...)


Go Into One's Song And Dance About Something »
(talk about something in a way to try to convince someone...)


Go Into Orbit »
(the satellite is circling around the earth...)


Go Into Something »
(talk about it more; explain it...)


Go It Alone »
(be the only one; do it or go there without anyone else...)


Go On A Binge »
(do too much of something for a long time...)


Go On A Fishing Expedition »
(one is looking for something; trying to find something that one is looking for...)


Go Out Of Fashion »
(no longer popular; not fashionable anymore...)


Go Out With Someone »
(go on a date with that person; make a plan and spend time with one...)


Go Over Big With Someone »
(they really liked it...)


Go Over Like A Lead Balloon »
(people did not like it; it was not popular; they hated it...)


Go Over Someone's Head »
(one did not understand it; it was too complicated...)


Go Over Something With A Fine Tooth Comb »
(look carefully to find something wrong with it...)


Go Overboard »
(do too much of it; go too far...)


Go Scot Free »
(allowed to be free with no penalty and no punishment...)


Go Sky High »
(went very high...)


Go Stag »
(go without a partner to a dance...)


Go Steady With Someone »
(dating that person and seeing them regularly...)


Go Straight »
(no longer break the law or do something wrong...)


Go The Distance »
(last for the entire match without quitting or being knocked out...)


Go Through Channels »
(talk to the people responsible to make the decision...)


Go Through The Motions »
(do it even though one is not excited to do it...)


Go Through The Roof »
(go very high; go too high...)


Have A Go At Something »
(try it; make an effort...)


Not Able To Go On »
(cannot continue...)


Order Something To Go »
(you will take it with you and eat it someplace else...)


A Couple Of »
(two things which have a similarity and go together...)


A Night On The Town »
(that person will go out to have fun at different public places...)


A Rush On Something »
(try to make it go faster; hurry...)


Answer The Door »
(go to the door and ask who is there or let them in...)


At Full Speed »
(as fast as one can go...)


Beat A Hasty Retreat »
(go back; run away quickly...)


Call It A Night »
(go home and go to bed...)


Call Of Nature »
(one needs to go to the bathroom...)


Caught In The Middle »
(not able to go the one way or the other way...)


Down With Some Disease »
(because of sickness one is unable to get up and go out...)


Drag One's Feet »
(go slowly; delay; wait to begin...)


Ease Off On It »
(let go after pushing too hard...)


Full Steam Ahead »
(use all power to go straight forward...)


Get A Hurry On »
(go faster; hurry...)


Get A Life »
(rude way to say stop bothering other people; focus on your own life; go away; stop bothering us; we don't want you here...)


Get Back Into Circulation »
(begin to go out and see others after not having gone out for some time...)


Get Cracking »
(begin moving quickly; go faster!...)


Get Lost »
(not know where on is; go to where one does not know how to find things; become confused or forget; leave this place...)


Hands Off »
(let go of me; don't touch that...)


I'm Off »
(one is leaving; one will go away...)


Lay Low »
(hide; only go places where others do not see one...)


No Trespassing »
(strangers are not allowed to go here...)


Off Limits »
(you are not allowed to go there; one may not do that...)


On Deck »
(the person who is waiting to go next; in baseball: the one who will bat next...)


Order Someone Around »
(tell that person where to go and what to do; act like a person's boss...)


Out Of Bounds »
(one is not allowed to do that or go there...)


Put Your Best Foot Forward »
(go ahead and give it your best try...)


Slip Away »
(go away quietly; leave without people noticing...)


Slip Out »
(leave quietly; go away without making noise...)


Slow Someone Or Something Down »
(cause one to go slower...)


Step On It »
(go faster...)


Tag Along »
(go along with other who are attending an event...)


Take A Hike »
(rude way to tell someone to "go away" because they are not wanted...)


Take A Long Walk Off A Short Pier »
(rude way to tell someone to "go away"...)


Take A Nosedive »
(suddenly go down very quickly, like when a crashing airplane heads to the grown nose first...)


Take Off From Work »
(spend time without working; not go to work for a period of time...)


Take One's Time »
(not hurry; go slowly...)


The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Men »
(good plans can go bad...)


The Best Laid Schemes Of Mice And Men »
(good plans can go bad; big plans that people make and fill with hopes and dreams...)


Tied Down »
(something is tied so that it cannot go up...)


Tied To One's Mother's Apron Strings »
(the child is afraid to go away from the mother...)


Within Someone's Grasp »
(one is holding it and will not let go of it...)




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