Разные идиомы

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  • go haywire
    разваливаться, перестать нормально работать
    Little by little the electrical appliances in the house began to go haywire.
  • go in for (something)
    решить заняться чем-либо или принять участие в чём-либо
    George decided to go in for weight-lifting.
  • go in one ear and out the other
    невнимательно слушать, "в одно ухо влетело, из другого вылетело"
    Everything that Jim's mother tells him goes in one ear and out the other.
  • go into detail
    вдаваться в подробности
    "In your report don't go into detail about the production of steel."
  • go into hiding
    прятаться в укромном месте, "уйти в подполье"
    After the kidnapper got the ransom, he went into hiding.
  • go into hock
    влезть в долги
    I would like to buy a new car, but I don't want to go into hock.
  • go into orbit
    рассердиться, выйти из себя
    Harry went into orbit when his wife had spent all of their money.
  • go it alone
    делать что-либо самостоятельно без помощи кого-либо
    My mother never helps me with my homework so I have to go it alone.
  • go jump in a lake
    уйти прочь, перестать беспокоить\ надоедать
    His girl friend was bothering him with silly talk so he told her to go jump in a lake.
  • go like clockwork
    надёжно работать, "работать как часы"
    We didn't expect the performance to fail; everything was going like clockwork.
  • go off
    уходить \ уезжать, отправляться
    Olga went off on a business trip to Brasil.
  • go off half-cocked
    действовать или говорить без подготовки
    "Your speech should be thoroughly prepared; you can't go off half-cocked."
  • go off on a tangent
    внезапно изменить линию поведения \ повествования
    While delivering a lecture on art, Professor Dillidon suddenly went off on a tangent and began to speak about the weather.
  • go off the deep end
    выйти из себя, потерять самообладание
    She went off the deep end when she heard silly rumours about her private life.
  • go on
    продолжать(ся)
    The negotiations went on for several days.
  • go on a rampage
    неистовствовать, буйствовать
    During the match the football fans went on a rampage and damaged a lot of things at the stadium.
  • go on and on
    продолжаться долгое время, длиться и длиться
    The conference started in the afternoon and it went on and on.
  • go one's own way
    поступать по своему
    I suggest you go your own way and try to find something to do.
  • go out for (something)
    заниматься чем-либо (обычно спортом)
    Rita's husband is going out for golf this summer.
  • go out of fashion/style
    выйти из моды
    A well-cut suit won't go out of fashion for several years.
  • go out of one's way
    сделать значительное усилие
    Nora went out of her way to please her mother-in-law.
  • go out the window
    отказаться от, перестать действовать
    The rules of behavior went out the window when the new boss took over.
  • go over (something)
    просматривать, тщательно изучать
    They went over house after house, examining them from the cellars to the atticks.
  • go over (something) with a fine-toothed comb
    тщательно обыскать что-либо, "прочесать"
    They went over the forest with a fine-toothed comb to look for the missing child.
  • go over with a bang
    представлять собой эффектное зрелище
    It was the first night of the performance and it went over with a bang.
  • go overboard
    делать что-либо излишне, перестараться
    "I think you are ready to go overboard with the wedding preparations."
  • go places
    иметь хорошее будущее
    Mary is a clever girl; she will go places because of her intelligence.
  • go sky-high
    подскочить до небес (о цене)
    I am afraid the price of gasoline may go sky-high recently.
  • go so far as to say (something)
    выразить что-либо словами
    The college president went so far as to say that he was going to retire next year.
  • go stag
    приходить без дамы
    Peter Skim went stag to the wedding reception.
  • go stir-crazy
    забеспокоиться, "запсиховать", находясь в ограниченном пространстве
    After a few months of confinement he began to go stir-crazy.
  • go straight
    стать честным, исправиться
    Timothy had been in jail for three years, but now he wanted to go straight.
  • go the distance
    пройти весь путь, сделать всё до конца
    I am quite proud of myself; I was able to go the distance and do the work all by myself.
  • go the extra mile
    сделать больше, чем следует
    It's useful to go the extra mile to reach your goal.
  • go the limit
    делать всё возможное
    Alan went the limit, trying to attract Emily's attention.