Commonly used english part 27 pps

gnash one's teeth- to grind one's teeth I gnashed my teeth before I went to talk to my boss.. go away empty-handed - to depart with nothing The boy went away empty-handed after he asked

giveaway

- something that is given away free, an act of giving something away, an unintential betrayal of a secret or repressed feeling or plan

Our supervisor's speech was a giveaway Now, I know that he is planning to retire

given to understand (something)

- to understand something plainly and clearly

I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very cheaply in this area

glad hand

- to shake hands in a friendly way

The politician likes to glad hand people at the shopping center

gloss (something) over

- to try to make what is wrong or bad seem unimportant, to hide something

The accountant tried to gloss over the amount of money that the company lost last year

glutton for punishment

- a person who likes difficult or unpleasant tasks

My friend is a glutton for punishment and he will always do the most difficult jobs available

gnash one's teeth

- to grind one's teeth

I gnashed my teeth before I went to talk to my boss

go Idioms

go a long way toward (something)

- to be almost enough, to contribute much to something

The money from the government will go a long way toward building a new library

go about one's business

- to be busy or start working on something

Everybody is going about their business again after the holidays

go after (someone)

- to try to catch someone

The police decided to go after the cars that were speeding near the school

go after (something)

- to attempt to get something, to strive for something

Our team will go after the championship again this year

go against the grain

- to go against the natural direction or inclination of something

The man's unfriendly attitude goes against the grain of the usually friendly company

go ahead

- to move forward

It was difficult to go ahead quickly in the line

go ahead with (something)

- to begin to do something, to continue with something

"Let`s go ahead and start now We can`t wait any longer."

The city plans to go ahead with the plan to build a new stadium

go all out

- to use all of one's energy/resources

We plan to go all out for my sister's wedding

go along

- to move along, to continue

The man invents his stories as he goes along

go along with (someone)

- to go with someone, to accompany someone

I plan to go along with my friend to the ice cream parlor

go along with (someone or something)

- to agree with someone, to accept someone's decision or suggestion

Everybody went along with my idea to have a party on the weekend

go ape

- to become very excited, to behave in a crazy way

go around

- to go from one place or person to another

We plan to go around to several shops until we find a cheap computer

go around in circles

- to do something without making any progress

My friend has been going around in circles and has not made any progress with his essay

go around the bend

- to go crazy

The apartment manager seems to be going around the bend

go astray

- to be led into error or wrongdoing (a person), to be mislaid (an object)

The young boy went astray after spending much time with the older boys

My calculator went astray and I cannot find it

go at it

- to fight or argue with someone

When I entered the room the two men were going at it loudly

go at it hammer and tongs

- to fight or argue with great strength or energy

The couple go at it hammer and tongs every evening

go at it tooth and nail

- to fight or argue with great strength or energy

The couple were going at it tooth and nail when the police arrived

go away empty-handed

- to depart with nothing

The boy went away empty-handed after he asked his father for more money

go back on one's word

- to break one's promise

My supervisor went back on his word when he refused to give me a day off

go bad

- to become rotten/bad

The apples will go bad if they are not eaten soon

go bananas

- to go crazy or become silly, to become angry

The father went bananas after he discovered that his son had taken the family car

go begging

- to be unwanted or unused

Much food went begging when fewer people than expected came to the dinner

go broke

- to lose all of one`s money

The company went broke and many people lost their jobs

go by the book

- to follow the rules exactly

Most police officers go by the book when they arrest a criminal

go cold turkey

- to stop doing something (usually a bad habit) suddenly

I decided to go cold turkey and quit smoking

go down fighting

- to continue to struggle until one is defeated

The politician plans to go down fighting to try to keep his job

go down in history

- to be remembered as an important historical event

The concert will go down in history as the biggest in the world

go downhill

- to become worse and worse

The local economy has been going downhill for many years

go Dutch

- to each pay for themselves (used for two people)

We always go Dutch when we go on a date

go easy on (someone or something)

- to be kind or gentle with someone or something

I asked my friend to go easy on my car when he borrowed it

go for broke

- to risk everything on one big effort, to try as hard as possible

We are going for broke to try and win the new contract

go for it

- to decide to do something in an enthusiastic way, to try for something

We decided to go for it and try to climb the mountain

go for (something)

- to try to get something, to desire something

I have decided to go for the new job at the computer center

go from bad to worse

- to get worse, to deteriorate

Things are going from bad to worse in our company

go-getter

- an ambitious person who works hard to become successful

My friend is a go-getter He works hard and is very successful

go great guns

- to do something very fast or with great energy

The workers were going great guns when I saw them this morning

go halves

- to share equally

We decided to go halves on buying a new computer

go haywire

- to become damaged, to stop working properly

At first, things were going well but later our plans began to go haywire

go hog-wild

- to behave wildly

The little boys went hog-wild during the birthday party

go in for (something)

- to choose something as one's particular interest, to occupy oneself with something

My friend is going to university and will go in for medicine

Many of the students are going in for water sports recently

go in one ear and out the other

- to hear something but then quickly forget it

Everything that the teacher says goes in one ear and out the other for my friend

go into detail

- to present and discuss the details of something

The lawyer refused to go into detail about his client's problems

go into effect

- to become effective (a law or a rule), to start to function

The new parking regulations will go into effect next week

go into hiding

- to conceal oneself in a hiding place for a period of time

The bank robbers went into hiding after the bank robbery

go into hock

- to go into debt

I do not want to go into hock in order to buy a new stereo system

go into orbit

- to lose one`s temper, to become very angry

The bank manager went into orbit when he learned about the missing money

go it alone

- to do something by oneself

Nobody would help us so we had to go it alone with the project

go jump in a lake

- to go away and quit bothering someone

My friend wanted to borrow some money from me but I told her to go jump in a lake

go like clockwork

- to progress in a regular and dependable way

Everything was going like clockwork when suddenly the lights went out

go off

- to explode

The firecracker went off before I could put it down

go off

- to begin to ring or buzz

The fire alarm started to go off just as we entered the building

go off half-cocked

- to act or speak without thinking

Our boss often goes off half-cocked when he is at a meeting

go off on a tangent

- to suddenly change one's line of thought or course of action

The speaker suddenly went off on a tangent and began to speak about something totally different

go off (somewhere)

- to leave/depart for somewhere

My friend went off on a trip and did not say good-bye

go off the deep end

- to become angry or emotional

The man went off the deep end when he saw his picture in the paper

go on

- to continue

The game will probably go on for an hour after we leave

go on

- to talk for too long

My friend started to go on about his problems so I decided to leave

go on

- to be put on something, to fit on something

The top of the jar would not go on so I threw it in the garbage