Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

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.
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