Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

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.
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