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go together, Brit walk out, US date: Harry is going out with<br />

Annabel. 34 go over. a review, skim (through or over), go<br />

through, scan, look at, read, study; inspect, examine,<br />

scrutinize, investigate: I went over your report last night.<br />

They are going over everyone's luggage with a fine-tooth comb. b<br />

be received: The first song went over very well. c clean, tidy<br />

or neaten (up): I've just gone over the entire flat. d<br />

rehearse, repeat, reiterate, review, go through: We keep going<br />

over the same things, again and again. 35 go round or US also<br />

around. a revolve, rotate, spin, whirl, twirl: The earth takes<br />

a year to go round the sun. b suffice, be sufficient or<br />

adequate or enough, satisfy: Are there enough life jackets to<br />

go around? c See 21, above. 36 go through. a experience,<br />

suffer, undergo, bear, take, stand, tolerate, put up with,<br />

brook, submit to, endure, live through, brave: I don't think I<br />

could go through another war. b be accepted or approved, pass<br />

(muster): The bill went through without a hitch. c See 34 (a),<br />

above. 37 go together. a harmonize, accord, agree, fit, go,<br />

suit each other, belong (with each other): I don't think that<br />

puce and vermilion go together. b See 33 (c), above. 38 go<br />

under. a See 27 (a), above. b fail, collapse, subside, go<br />

bankrupt, succumb, Brit go to the wall, Colloq fold, US go belly<br />

up: Statistics show that more than 500 companies go under every<br />

week in the USA. 39 go up. a rise, increase: If inflation goes<br />

up, the Chancellor will raise interest rates. b explode, blow<br />

up: The munitions factory went up, showering debris over the<br />

whole neighbourhood. 40 go with. a go together with, harmonize<br />

with, blend with, be suitable or suited for, fit (in) with,<br />

accord or agree with: That scarf does not go with the dress. b<br />

socialize with, associate with, date, accompany, court,<br />

Old-fashioned Brit walk out with, US date: I hear that Connie<br />

is going with Don. 41 go without. do or manage or get by<br />

without, lack, be deprived of, need; abstain from, survive or<br />

live or continue without: In the old days, if you could not<br />

afford something, you went without. She cannot go without a<br />

cigarette for more than an hour.<br />

--n. 42 chance, turn, opportunity, try, attempt, Colloq whack,<br />

crack, whirl, shot, stab: I don't expect much, but I'll have a<br />

go anyway.<br />

go-ahead n. 1 permission, approval, leave, authorization, sanction,<br />

Colloq say-so, okay or OK, green light, US the nod: I have the

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