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down well with the council. 28 go for. a fetch, obtain, get:
Please go for help. b apply or relate to, concern, involve:
The rule against smoking goes for you, too, Smedley. c fancy,
favour, like, admire, be attracted to, prefer, choose, Slang
dig: I can tell that Peter really goes for Maria. I could go
for a pint of beer right now. d attack, assault, assail, set
upon: The dog went for him as soon as he opened the gate. e
set one's sights on, aim for, focus attention or effort(s) on:
I decided to risk all and go for Drogheda Boy at 100-8. 29 go
in for. a enter, enrol, start, begin, embark on, pursue, take
up, embrace, espouse, undertake, follow, adopt, go into, US go
out for: He is going in for a career in boxing. b like, fancy,
favour, practise, do, engage in: I don't go in for
mountain-climbing. 30 go into. a See 28 (a), above. b delve
into, examine, pursue, investigate, analyse, probe, scrutinize,
inquire into, study: I want to go into the subject of your
absences with you, Fanshawe. c touch on, discuss, mention: I
should avoid going into the subject of money with Pauline if I
were you. 31 go off. a go out, cease to function: I saw the
lights go off at nine. b explode, blow up, detonate, erupt;
fire, be discharged: The bomb is set to go off in an hour. The
gun went off, killing the mouse. c occur, happen, take place:
The conference went off as planned. d depart, leave, go (away),
set out, exit, decamp, quit: She went off without another word.
e Brit deteriorate, rot, moulder, go stale, go bad, spoil, sour,
turn: After two days the milk goes off. f Usually, go off
into. start or break into or out in: He goes off into gales of
laughter whenever I mention your name. 32 go on. a continue,
proceed, keep on, carry on; persist, last, endure, persevere:
He went on coughing all night long. The party went on into the
small hours. b happen, occur, take place, come about, Colloq
come off: I have always wondered what went on in there. c come
on, begin or resume functioning: The lights went on at
midnight. d enter, make an entrance: She doesn't go on till
the third act. e going on. approaching, nearing, nearly,
almost, not quite: He's six going on seven. It's going on eight
o'clock. f gabble, chatter, drone on, Brit natter, Colloq Brit
witter (on), rabbit on: He goes on endlessly about his cars. g
rely or depend on, use: The detective had very little to go on.
33 go out. a fade or die (out), expire, cease functioning, go
off, be extinguished: The lights went out, throwing the room
into Stygian blackness. b depart, leave, exit: He went out at
six and has not been seen since. c socialize, associate; court,