Phrasal verbs with“go”.doc

· Phrases ——“go”

go about phr v
go about sth/doing sth
to start to do something 着手做
　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.
go about sth
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.
BrE if a ship goes about, it turns to go in the opposite direction

go after / [go after sth/sb] phr v
to follow or chase someone or something because you want to catch them 追赶
　Joe went after her to make sure she was unhurt.
to try to get something 追求某人，谋求某事
　I can't decide whether to go after the job or not.

go against / [go against sb/sth] phr v 不利于，违反，反对
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.
　I often have to make decisions that go against the grain (=are not what I would normally choose to do
to do the opposite of what someone wants or advises you to do
　She was scared to go against her father's wishes.
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 phr v

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 sth
　I went ahead and arranged the trip anyway.
if an event or process goes ahead, it happens
　A judge has ruled that the music festival can go ahead.
spoken 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 .
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.
to start to be winning a game or competition
　Dulwich went ahead after 22 minutes.
→ go-ahead 1

go along 进行；支持；前进；赞 同phr v
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.
to go to an event or a place where something is happening
go along to
　I might go along to the meeting tonight.
to happen or develop in a particular way
　Things seem to be going along nicely.
go along with / [go along with sb/sth] phr v
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.
go along with you!
BrE spoken old-fashioned used to tell someone that you do not believe what they are saying

go around phr v
【DRESS/BEHAVE】 also go about BrE
to behave or dress in a particular way
go around doing sth
　You can't go around accusing people like that.
　He goes around in a T-shirt even in winter.
【ILLNESS】
go around (sth) also go about (sth) BrE
if an illness is going around, a lot of people get it
　He had a bad dose of the flu virus that was going around.
　There are a lot of nasty bugs going around the school.
【NEWS/STORY】
go around (sth) also go about (sth) BrE
if news, a story, a joke etc is going around, a lot of people hear it and are talking about it
　A rumour was going around that I was having an affair with my boss.
　There was a lot of gossip going around the village.
go around with sb/go around together also go about with sb BrE
to meet someone often and spend a lot of time with them
　I used to go around with a bad crowd.
enough/plenty to go around
enough for each person
　Is there enough ice-cream to go around?
　There were never enough textbooks to go around.
what goes around comes around
used to say that if someone does bad things now, bad things will happen to them in the future
go around in your head
if words, sounds etc go around in your head, you keep remembering them for a long time
　That stupid song kept going around in my head.
→go around/round in circles at circle 1 (5)
go at / [go at sth/sb] phr v
to attack someone or argue with someone in a noisy way
　The two dogs went at each other as soon as I opened the gate.
to do something, or start to do something, with a lot of energy
　Mary went at the task with great enthusiasm.

go away phr v
to leave a place or person
　Go away and leave me alone!
　I went away wondering if I'd said the wrong thing.
to travel to a place and spend some time there, for example for a holiday
　Are you going away this year?
go away for
　We're going away for the weekend.
go away to
　He's going away to college next year.
go away on
　I'm going away on a business trip next week.
if a problem, unpleasant feeling etc goes away, it disappears
　Ignoring the crime problem won't make it go away.

Go back phr v
to return to a place that you have just come from
　I think we ought to go back now.
go back to/into/inside etc
　I felt so sick I just wanted to go back to bed.
go back for
　I had to go back for my passport (=to get my passport) .
there's no going back
spoken used to say that you cannot make a situation the same as it was before
　I realized that once the baby was born there would be no going back.
[ always + adverb/preposition]
to have been made, built, or started at some time in the past
　It's a tradition that goes back at least 100 years.
go back to
　The building goes back to Roman times.
if people go back a particular length of time, they have known each other for that length of time
　Peter and I go back 25 years.
　We go back a long way (=we have been friends for a long time) .
to think about a particular time in the past or something that someone said before
　If you go back 20 years, most people didn't own a computer.
go back to
　I'd like to go back to the point that was made earlier.
go back on [go back on sth] phr v
to not do something that you promised or agreed to do
go back on your word/promise/decision
　Delors claimed that the President had gone back on his word.
go back to [go back to sth] phr v
to start doing something again after you have stopped for a period of time
　He went back to sleep.
go back to doing sth
　She went back to watching TV.

go before phr v
to happen or exist before something else
　In some ways this program improves on what has gone before.
go before sb/sth
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 [go beyond sth] phr v
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 phr v
if time goes by, it passes
　Things will get easier as time goes by .
as the days/weeks/years go by
　As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried.
hardly a day/week/month etc goes by
　Hardly a week goes by without some food scare being reported in the media.
in days/times/years etc gone by
(=in the past)
　These herbs would have been grown for medicinal purposes in days gone by.
go by sth
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.
go by sth
to do things according to a set of rules or laws
　Only a fool goes by the rules all the time.
　There was no doubt that the referee had gone by the book (=had obeyed all the rules) .
→go by the board at board 1 (8), go by the name of sth at name 1 (1)

go down phr v
【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%.
【STANDARD】
if something goes down, its quality or standard gets worse
　This neighbourhood has really gone down in the last few years.
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.
　The speech went down a treat with members (=members liked it very much) .
　The idea went down like a lead balloon (=was not popular or successful) .
b) if food or drink goes down well, you enjoy it
　I'm not that hungry so a salad would go down nicely.
【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.
go down the shops/club/park etc
BrE spoken informal to go to the shops, a club etc
　Does anyone want to go down the pub tonight?
【SHIP】
if a ship goes down, it sinks
　Ten men died when the ship went down.
【PLANE】
if a plane goes down, it suddenly falls to the ground
　An emergency call was received shortly before the plane went down.
【BECOME LESS SWOLLEN】
to become less swollen
　The swelling will go down if you rest your foot.
【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.
【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.
【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.
【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.
【LIGHTS】
if lights go down, they become less bright
　The lights went down and the curtain rose on an empty stage.
【SUN】
when the sun goes down, it appears to move down until you cannot see it any more
【WIND】
if the wind goes down, it becomes less strong
　The wind had gone down but the night had turned chilly.
【PRISON】 informal
to be sent to prison
　He went down for five years.
【HAPPEN】
spoken informal to happen
　the type of guy who knows what's going down
　What's going down?
【LEAVE UNIVERSITY 】
BrE formal old-fashioned to leave Oxford or Cambridge University at the end of a period of study
go down on [go down on sb] phr v
to touch someone's sexual organs with the lips and tongue in order to give them sexual pleasure
go down with [go down with sth] phr v
to become ill, especially with an infectious disease
　Half the team had gone down with flu.
go for / [go for sb/sth] phr v
【ATTACK】
BrE to attack or criticize someone
　The dog suddenly went for me.
【TRY TO GET SOMETHING】
to try to get or win something
　Jackson is going for his second gold medal here.

go for it
spoken (=used to encourage someone to try to achieve something)
　If you really want the job, go for it!
→go for broke at broke 2 (3)
【CHOOSE】
BrE to choose something
　I think I'll go for the chocolate cake.
I could/would go for sth
spoken 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!
【LIKE】 informal
to like a particular type of person or thing
　Annie tends to go for older men.
the same goes for sb/sth also that goes for sb/sth too
spoken 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 phr v
when the sun or the moon goes in, cloud moves in front of it so that it cannot be seen
go in for [go in for sth] phr v
to do an examination or take part in a competition
　I go in for all the competitions.
to do or use something often because you enjoy it or like it
　I never really went in for sports.
to choose something as your job
　I suppose I could go in for advertising.
go in with [go in with sb] phr v
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 [go into sth] phr v
【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) .
【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.
go into doing sth
　A great deal of time and effort has gone into ensuring that the event runs smoothly.
【EXPLAIN】
to explain, describe, or examine something in detail
　I don't want to go into the matter now.
　I don't want to go into details now.
【COMPUTER】 [not in passive]
to open a particular computer program, window, or file
　Go into your D drive.
【BE IN A PARTICULAR STATE】 [not in passive]
to start to be in a particular state or condition
　She went into labour at midnight and the baby was born at 8 am.
　The company went into liquidation.
【HIT】 [not in passive]
if a vehicle goes into a tree, wall, or another vehicle, it hits it
　His car went into a lamppost in the high street.
【DIVIDE】 [not in passive]
if a number goes into another number, the second number can be divided by the first
　12 goes into 60 five times.
【BEGIN TO MOVE IN PARTICULAR WAY】 [not in passive]
if a vehicle goes into a particular movement, it starts to do it
　The plane had gone into a steep descent.

go off phr v
【LEAVE】
to leave a place, especially in order to do something
　He went off in search of something to eat.
　John decided to go off on his own.
go off to
　He went off to work as usual.
go off to do sth
　Geoff went off to play golf.
【EXPLODE】
to explode or fire
　The bomb went off at 6.30 this morning.
　Fireworks were going off all over the city.
　The gun went off and the bullet went flying over his head.
【MAKE A NOISE】
if an alarm goes off, it makes a noise to warn you about something
　The thieves ran away when the alarm went off.
　I've set the alarm clock to go off at 7 am.
【STOP LIKING】
go off sb/sth
BrE informal to stop liking something or someone
　Many women go off coffee during pregnancy.
go off doing sth
　I've gone off cooking lately.
【STOP WORKING】
if a machine or piece of equipment goes off, it stops working
　The central heating goes off at 9 o'clock.
　Suddenly, all the lights went off.
go off well/badly etc
to happen in a particular way
　The party went off very well.
【HAPPEN】
BrE spoken informal to happen
= go on
　There was a blazing