Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

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.
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