Go all out to do something

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

1. go about something

to start to do something

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

Go about doing something

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

2. go about something

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

Go ahead with

They've decided to go ahead with plans to build 50 new houses on the site.

Go ahead and do something

I went ahead and arranged the trip anyway.

2. if an event or process goes ahead, it happens

A judge has ruled that the music festival can go ahead.

3. s poken used to give someone permission to do something, or let them speak before you

'Do you mind if I open the window?' 'No, go ahead.' If you want to leave, go right ahead.

4. also go on ahead

to go somewhere before the other people in your group

You go ahead and we'll catch you up later.

Go ahead of

He stood back to let Sue go ahead of him.

5. to start to be winning a game or competition

Dulwich went ahead after 22 minutes.

ￚsee also go-ahead

go along phrasal verb

1. if you do something as you go along, you do it without planning or preparing it

He was making the story up as he went along. I never had formal training, I just learned the job as I went along.

2. to go to an event or a place where something is happening

Go along to

I might go along to the meeting tonight.

3. to happen or develop in a particular way

Things seem to be going along nicely.

go along with somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to agree with or support someone or something

I would be happy to go along with the idea. Often it was easier to go along with her rather than risk an argument.

2. go along with you!

British English spoken old-fashioned used to tell someone that you do not believe what they are saying

go around phrasal verb

1. DRESS/BEHAVE

also British English go about

to behave or dress in a particular way

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