Go back on your word/promise/decision

Delors claimed that the President had gone back on his word.

go back to something phrasal verb

to start doing something again after you have stopped for a period of time

He went back to sleep.

Go back to doing something

She went back to watching TV.

go before phrasal verb

1. to happen or exist before something else

In some ways this program improves on what has gone before.

2. go before somebody/something

if something goes before a judge, group of people in authority etc, they consider it before making a decision

The case will go before the court. The proposal is likely to go before the committee.

go beyond something phrasal verb

to be much better, worse, more serious etc than something else

Their relationship had gone beyond friendship. This goes beyond all limits of acceptable behaviour.

go by phrasal verb

1. if time goes by, it passes

Things will get easier as time goes by. as the days/weeks/years go by hardly a As the weeks went by, I became more and more worry.. in days/times/years etc gone by (=in the past) These herbs would have been grown for medicinal purposes in days gone by.

2. go by something

to form an opinion about someone or something from the information or experience that you have

You can't always go by appearances. If his past plays are anything to go by, this should be a play worth watching.

3. go by something

to do things according to a set of rules or laws

Only a fool goes by the rules all the time.

go down phrasal verb

1. GET LOWER

to become lower in level, amount etc

His income went down last year. Computers have gone down in price. go down by 10%/250/$900 etc Spending has gone down by 2%.

2. STANDARD

if something goes down, its quality or standard gets worse

This neighbourhood has really gone down in the last few years.

3. go down well/badly/a treat etc

a) to get a particular reaction from someone

His suggestion did not go down very well. The movie went down very well in America.

b) if food or drink goes down well, you enjoy it

I'm not that hungry so a salad would go down nicely.

4. GO FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

to go from one place to another, especially to a place that is further south

Go down to

We're going down to Bournemouth for the weekend. He's gone down to the store to get some milk.

5. go down the shops/club/park etc

British English spoken informal to go to the shops, a club etc

Does anyone want to go down the pub tonight?

6/ SHIP

if a ship goes down, it sinks

Ten men died when the ship went down.

7. PLANE

if a plane goes down, it suddenly falls to the ground

An emergency call was received shortly before the plane went down.

8. BECOME LESS SWOLLEN

to become less swollen

The swelling will go down if you rest your foot.

9. LOSE AIR

if something that is filled with air goes down, air comes out and it becomes smaller and softer

Your tyre's gone down.

10. BE REMEMBERED◀

[always + adverb/preposition] to be recorded or remembered in a particular way

Go down as

The talks went down as a landmark in the peace process.

The carnival will go down in history (=be remembered for many years) as one of the best ever.

11. COMPETITION/SPORT

a) to lose a game, competition, or election

The Hawkers went down 5-9.

Go down by

The government went down by 71 votes.

Go down to

Liverpool went down to Juventus.

b) to move down to a lower position in an official list of teams or players

Go down to

United went down to the second division.

12. COMPUTER

if a computer goes down, it stops working for a short time

If one of the file servers goes down, you lose the whole network.

13. LIGHTS

if lights go down, they become less bright

The lights went down and the curtain rose on an empty stage.

14. SUN

when the sun goes down, it appears to move down until you cannot see it any more

15. WIND

if the wind goes down, it becomes less strong

The wind had gone down but the night had turned chilly.

16. PRISON

informal t o be sent to prison

He went down for five years.

17. HAPPEN

spoken informal to happen

the type of guy who knows what's going down What's going down?

18. LEAVE UNIVERSITY

British English formal old-fashioned to leave Oxford or Cambridge University at the end of a period of study

go down on somebody phrasal verb

to touch someone's sexual organs with the lips and tongue in order to give them sexual pleasure

go down with something phrasal verb

to become ill, especially with an infectious disease

Half the team had gone down with flu.

go for somebody/something phrasal verb

1. ATTACK

British English to attack or criticize someone

The dog suddenly went for me.

2. TRY TO GET SOMETHING◀

to try to get or win something

Jackson is going for his second gold medal here.

go for it s poken (=used to encourage someone to try to achieve something)

If you really want the job, go for it!

3. CHOOSE

British English to choose something

I think I'll go for the chocolate cake.

4. I could/would go for something

s poken used to say that you would like to do or have something

A full meal for less than five bucks! I could go for that!

5. LIKE

informal to like a particular type of person or thing

Annie tends to go for older men.

6. the same goes for somebody/something

also that goes for somebody/something too

s poken used to say that a statement you have just made is true about someone or something else too

Close all doors and lock them when you go out. The same goes for windows.

go in phrasal verb

when the sun or the moon goes in, cloud moves in front of it so that it cannot be seen

go in for something phrasal verb

1. to do an examination or take part in a competition

I go in for all the competitions.

2. to do or use something often because you enjoy it or like it

I never really went in for sports.

3. to choose something as your job

I suppose I could go in for advertising.

go in with somebody phrasal verb

to join with someone else to start a business or organization

Ellie's going in with a friend who's just started a café.

go into something phrasal verb

1. JOB

[not in passive] to start to do a particular type of job

I always wanted to go into nursing. She's thinking of going into business (=starting a business).

2. TIME/MONEY/EFFORT

[not in passive] to be spent or used to get, make, or do something

Years of research have gone into this book.

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