#1 – go
into overdrive
= start
working very hard (more intensely than normal).
“Every year
around Christmas, my department goes into overdrive –
there’s so much work to do.”
#2 – go
off on a tangent
= when
someone is talking, and then begins to talk about a subject that is outside the
main topic
“He was
giving a speech about politics, but he kept going off on tangents and
telling stories about golf.”
#3 – go
with the flow
Definition
1 = to accept the events of life without fighting them
“You’ll be
a lot more relaxed if you just learn to go with the flow.”
Definition
2 = to do what other people are doing, without resisting or arguing
“All my
friends wanted to go to the beach instead of to the movies, so I decided
to go with the flow.”
#4 – go
out of your way
= make a
special and exceptional effort
“I’m a
vegetarian, and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to eat anything at the party –
but Paula had prepared a couple vegetarian dishes just for me. She really went
out of her way to make me feel welcome.”
#5 – go
through the motions
= to do
something because you are required or expected to, but not because you want to.
Not putting in much effort – just doing the minimum necessary.
“He only
has a week left at this job, so he’s not working very hard – he’s just going
through the motions.”
#6 – go
for broke
= to give
100% of your effort and risk everything in order to achieve the result you want
“When
starting a new business, you need to go for broke.”
#7 – go
haywire
= when a
machine or electronic system stops functioning correctly, and starts
functioning in a crazy or illogical way
“My
computer’s going haywire – I need to restart it.”
#8 – go
overboard
= go to an
extreme and have too much of something, especially as a result of enthusiasm
If you
go to a birthday party, and there are 2,000 balloons in the room, you can say:
“I think they went a little overboard on the balloons.”
#9 –
go-to guy/gal
= a
man/woman who is reliable in a specific area. The person is frequently asked
for help in that topic.
“Amanda’s
our go-to gal for computer issues.”
#10 – go
for it
= take an
opportunity, or try to do something enthusiastically
