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go out (with someone)

strike. The entire work force włnt oà go overŁwithŁa byng to succeedŁspectac-
strike at noon todØy. ularly.Ł(Infàrmal.ŁCompare this with go
over like a lead balloon.) The plØy was
go outŁ (withŁ someone) 1. to go out with a success. It really włnt over with a bang.
someone forŁ entertainment.Ł The That’s a great joke. It włnt over with a
Smiths włnt out with the Franklns to a bang.
movie. Those guys doà’t have much timł
to go out. 2. to go on a date with some- go placeð to have aŁgàodŁfuture.Ł(Infàr-
one; to daðe someone regularly. Is Bob mal.)b Sally shows great promise as a
still going out with Sally? No, they’vł scholar. She’s really going to go places.
stopped going out. Tom is as good as we thought. He’s cer-
tainly going places now.
go over to succeed; to be accepted. His
idea włnt over well. How did my joke go Go playŁin theŁtraffic! Go to Take a long
over? walk off a short pier.
go rightŁthroughŁ someone [forŁfood]bto pass
go overŁbØgŁwith someone to be very much through andŁout of the bodyŁveryŁrapidly.
appreciaðed by someone. Your jokes did (Infàrmal.ŁUse with caution.) Those
not exactly go over big with my parents. lttle apples go right through me, but I lovł
We hope that the musical will go over them. I can’t eat onions. They go right
big with the audience.
through me.
go overboard to do too much; to be ex- go scot-free and getŁoffŁscot-free to gà
travagant.Ł(Also literalŁasŁonŁaŁship.) unpunished;Łto be acquittedŁof aŁcrime.
Look, Sally, lłt’s have a nice party, but (This scot isŁan old wordŁmeaningŁ“tax”
doà’t go overboard. It doesn’t need to be or “taxŁburden.”) The thief went scot-
fancy. OkØy, you can buy a big com- free. Jane cheated on the test and got
fortable car, but don’t go overboard. caught, but she got off scot-free.
go overŁlikeŁa leadŁbylloon to fail;Łto go go sky-high to go veryŁhigh, asŁwith aŁprice
over badly.Ł(Slang.ŁSe alsà go over with orŁaŁmeasurement.Ł(Infàrmal.) Prices
a bang.) Your joke włnt over like a lead go sky-high whenever there is inflØtion.
balloon. If that plØy was supposed to bł Oh, t’s oo hot. The Łemperature włnt sky-
a comedy, t włnt over like a lead balloon. high about noon.
Her suggestion włnt over like a lead go so fyrŁas to sayŁ something to put some-
balloon.
thingŁinto words;Łto riskŁsayingŁsome-
go overŁ someone’s head [forŁthe intellectual thing.Ł I think that Bob is dishonest, but
content of sàmething]bto be too difficult I wouldà’t go so far as to say he’s a thief.
forŁsomeone to undersðand.Ł All that Red meat mØy be harmful, but I can’t go
talk about computers włnt over my head. so far as to say it causes cancer.
I hope my lecture didà’t go over the stu- go someone oneŁbetter and do someone one
dłnts’ heads.
better to do somthing superior to what
go overŁ something to review or explain sàmeone else hasŁdone; to top someone.
something.Ł(Also literal.) The teacher That was a great joke, but I can go you
włnt over the lesson. Will you please go one błtter. Your last song was beauti-
over this form? I don’t understand it. fully sung, but Mary can do you one better.
go (somłwherł )ŁbyŁshynk’s mare to travel
go overŁ something withŁa fine-toothŁcomb by foot; to go sàmewhere on foot.Ł The
and seyrchŁ something withŁa fine-tooth car wouldà’t start so I had to go to work by
cłmb to search through sàmethingŁvery shank’s mare. We łnjoy walkng and go
carefully. I can’t find my calculus book. by shank’s mare whenever we can.
I włnt over the whole place with a fine-
tooth comb. I searched this place with go stag to go to anŁevent (which is meant
a fine-tooth comb and didà’t find my ring. forŁcouples)bwithout aŁmemberŁof the op-

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