Idioms and Phrases 15

1. go about: move from one place to another.

• He is going about in search of service.

2. go abroad: visit a foreign country.

• It is only his first chance to go abroad.

3. go across: cross.

• I am to go across this field to reach my school.

4. go after: follow.

• The police went after the thief.

5. go against: go contrary.

• It goes against my hearty wish not to help the poor.

6. go ahead: advance.

• The troops are ready to go ahead.

7. go along with: accompany.

• Even a wife does not go along with her husband at the time of his head.

8. go aside: deviate.

• Do not go aside from the path of truth.

9. go away: leave.

• Fatal deaths have gone away since the progress of medical science.

10. go back: return home.

• The British people went back to England from India on 15th August 1947.

11. go between: mediate.

• It is advisable to go between two quarrelling persons.

12. go beyond: cross a limit.

• In your expenditure do not go beyond your income.

13. go by: pass near.

• The railway track goes by the hospital of the city.

14. go down: (i) descend.

• Do down and prepare the lunch.

(ii) sink.

• The sun has gone down.

(iii) lower in price.

• The rate of wheat has gone down.

15. go in: entre.

• Go in and you will find your brother in the room.

16. go into: enter into.

• Go into the room and fetch my book from there.

17. go off: (i) leave.

• He has ordered his servant to go off immediately.

    (ii) The gun went off automatically.

18. go on: continue

• Go on doing your work till you finish it.

19. go out: (i) go outside.

1. Do not go out in the darkness.

 (ii) stop to burn.

• The burning fire has gone out,

(iii) recede.

• The flood has gone out.

20. go over: supervise.

• The accountant went over the whole account minutely.

21. go through: (i) examine thoroughly.

• I cannot go through this enquiry within three days.

(ii) pass through.

• The traveller went through the thick forest.

22. go up: (i) arise.

• The aeroplane has gone up into the air.

(ii) increased in price.

• The price of oil has gone up.

23. go with: accompany.

• I cannot go with you at this time because I am very busy.

24. grasp at: seize.

• He grasped at the floating log of wood and reached the shore safely. 

25. grieve for: feel sorry.

• At her son’s death the old mother grieved for him.

26. grind down: oppress cruelly.

• The common people in France were ground down by the Nobles before the French Revolution.

27. grow up: (i) develop.

• The intimacy between you and I grew up into friendship.

(ii) attain maturity.

• The girl has grown up and should be married early.

28. grumble at: complain.

• Only lazy persons grumble at their difficulties but courageous men face them.

29. hand over: deliver by hand.

• He handed over his money to his son just before his death.

30. hang about: roam.

• Two person were hanging about under mysterious circumstances near my house yesterday.

31. hang on: cling.

• Several persons hung on to the crowded city buses.

32. hang up: suspend.

• He hung on his coat nigh.