go on Idiom
go on
go on about
go one
go one better
go on for
He must be going on for forty．他一定是快40岁了。
It's going on for midnight．现在快午夜了。
The population of the city is going on for 500，000：该市人口将近50万。
“Good Lord！It's going on for ten o'clock and I promised to see Mr．Wang at half past nine．”“天哪！已经快10点了，我答应9∶30去会见王先生的。”
go on to
If nobody has any objection，then we'll go on to the next item．如果没有人有不同意见，我们就转入下一个议程了。
After a few minutes we went to the next station．几分钟后我们继续到了下一站。
2．adopt（as a new or temporary habit）采取（作为一种新的或暂时的习惯）
The doctor told me that I would have to go on to a strict diet．医生嘱咐我必须严格地按照规定的饮食进餐。
3．change working arrangements to把工作安排改成
Because of depression，many big factories had to go on to short time or stop production altogether．由于经济不景气，许多大工厂不得不减少工时，甚至完全停产。
go one's own way
It's no use arguing with him，for he will go his own way instead of changing his mind．和他争论没用，因为他将一意孤行，不会改变主意。
None of this was discussed or communicated to me．He went his own way．此事根本没有讨论过，也没有通知过我，他独断专行。
go one's way
A stranger stopped and asked me for a light，then went his way．一个陌生人停下来向我借了火，然后又继续向前走了。
The milkman left the milk and went his way．送奶工人留下牛奶，又继续上路了。
2．go or act the way one wants to自行其事；随心所欲
Don't tell me how to do my homework．You go your way and I'll go mine．不要告诉我如何做家庭作业。你做你的，我做我的。
not able to go on
Idiom(s): not able to go onTheme: STOP
unable to continue (doing something—even living). (Not able to is often expressed as can't.)
• I just can't go on this way.
• Before her death, she left a note saying she was not able to go on.
Go on!
Idiom(s): Go on!Theme: CONTINUATION
stop saying those things; not so; I don't believe you.
• Go on! You don't know what you're talking about!
• Oh, go on! You're just trying to flatter me.
go on strike
Idiom(s): go (out) on strikeTheme: WORK
[for a group of people] to quit working at their jobs until certain demands are met.
• If we don't have a contract by noon tomorrow, we'll go out on strike.
• The entire workforce went on strike at noon today.
go on and on
Idiom(s): go on and onTheme: CONTINUATION
to (seem to) last or go forever. (Folksy.)
• You talk too much, Bob. You just go on and on.
• The road to their house is very boring. It goes on and on with nothing interesting to look at.
go on a fishing expedition
Idiom(s): go on a fishing expeditionTheme: SEARCHING
to attempt to discover information.
• We are going to have to go on a fishing expedition to try to find the facts.
• One lawyer went on a fishing expedition in court, and the other lawyer objected.
go on a binge
Idiom(s): go on a bingeTheme: DRINKING
to do too much of something. (Slang. Especially to drink too much.)
• Jane went on a binge last night and is very sick this morning.
• Bill loves to spend money on clothes. He's out on a binge right now—buying everything in sight.
go on an errand
Idiom(s): run an errand AND go on an errandTheme: DEPART
to take a short trip to do a specific thing.
• I've got to run an errand. I'll be back in a minute.
• John has gone on an errand. He'll be back shortly.
go on with
continue ( a plan, a conversation)"I think we should go on with the meeting and stop wasting time."
go on|go
v. 1a. To continue; not stop. After he was hit by the ball, Billy quit pitching and went home, but the game went on. The TV picture began to jump, and it went on like that until Father turned a knob. I asked Jane a question but she went on reading and didn't answer. Mother told Jim to stop, but he went on hitting Susan.Synonym: KEEP ON. 1b. To continue after a pause; begin with the next thing. "Go on! I'm listening," said Mother. The teacher pointed to the map, and went on, "But the land that Columbus came to was not India."
Often used before an infinitive. Father said Mother had gone to the hospital, and went on to say that Grandmother was coming to take care of us. 1c. (Of time:) To pass. As time went on, Mary began to wonder if John had forgotten their date. The years went on, and Betty's classmates became gray-haired men and women. 2. To happen. Mr. Scott heard the noise and went to see what was going on in the hall. The teacher knows what goes on when she leaves the room. Synonym: TAKE PLACE. 3. To talk for too long, often angrily. We thought Jane would never finish going on about the amount of homework she had. 4. To fit on; be able to be worn. My little brother's coat wouldn't go on me. It was too small. 5. Stop trying to fool me; I don't believe you.
Used as a command, sometimes with "with". When Father told Mother she was the prettiest girl in the world. Mother just said, "Oh, go on, Charles." "Aunt May, your picture is in the paper." "Go on with you, boy!"go on record|go
v. phr. To make an official statement as opposed to an informal one; say something officially that may be quoted with the person's name added for reference. I want to go on record that I oppose the merger with the firm of Catwallender and Swartvik.go one's way|go
v. phr. 1. To start again or continue to where you are going. The milkman left the milk and went his way. The man stopped and asked me for a match, then went his way.Compare: GO ALONG, GO ON. 2. To go or act the way you want to or usually do. Joe just wants to go his way and mind his own business. Don't tell me how to do my job. You go your way and I'll go mine. George was not a good sport; when the game did not go his way, he became angry and quit.
go somebody one better|go|go one better|one better
v. phr., informal To do something better than (someone else); do more or better than; beat. Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one better next time by giving them hot dogs and ice cream. John made a good dive into the water, but Bob went him one better by diving in backwards.go on line
go on linesee go on, def. 9.
go on record
go on recordEmbrace a position publicly. For example, I want to go on record in favor of the mayor's reelection. It is also put as for the record, as in For the record, we support sending troops there. The record in both signifies either publication or public knowledge. Both expressions date from the first half of the 1900s, although slightly different phrases, such as put on record, are older. Also see just for the record; off the record.
show must go on, the
show must go on, theThe proceedings must continue, no matter what unfortunate event has occurred, as in The chairman died yesterday but the show must go on. This expression is a theatrical credo dating from the 1800s and was transferred to other situations in the first half of the 1900s.
go on
1. verb To physically ascend or contrarily move assimilate something. Someone will accept to go on the roof to apple-pie those gutters.2. verb To abide for a annoying or aggravating breadth of time. In this usage, "go on" is about followed by "and on." That blur was so stupid, and it aloof went on and on—I anticipation it would never be over! My date kept activity on about his alms work, never alike allurement what I do for a living. I try to get a chat in, but he consistently aloof goes on babbling away.3. verb To appoint in some activity or task. We went on a continued airing about the neighborhood. When are you activity on vacation?4. verb To amplitude out from a accurate place. The river seemed to go on for miles!5. verb To advance or persist. Well, the affair charge go on, whether we accept caterers or not! Can you accept that ball kid went on to become a doctor?6. verb To use some affectionate of computer or agenda platform, which is declared afterwards "on." Do you apperception if I go on your computer and analysis my email? Just go on the website to adjustment it—it'll booty two seconds. Can you go on your buzz and attending up the directions?7. verb To use as affirmation or as an account for something. You won't be arrested, not back the opposing lath has annihilation to go on.8. verb To arise afore an audience. You go on appropriate afore the headliner. The bandage didn't go on until about midnight.9. verb To be abutting some age, either actually or figuratively. My babe is activity on 16 and is absolute aflame to assuredly be able to drive. I feel like I'm 30 activity on 80 with all these aches and pains!10. verb To alpha working. A: "Has the TV gone on yet?" B: "No, there charge be a absolute fuse."11. verb To activate demography or application a medication, which is declared afterwards "on." My doctor wants me to go on blood-thinners, but the side-effects anguish me.12. verb To alpha broadcasting. I can't accept it's been 30 years back that actualization aboriginal went on.13. verb To appoint in some abiding action, usually a change in one's accustomed routine. Starting in the new year, I'm activity to go on a diet. The man who went on a agitated affair has not been activate by badge yet. I went on a affair this weekend and acquainted ailing for canicule afterward.14. expression Amuse abide speaking or explaining. A: "So, I absent your car." B: "Go on." Go on, we'd like to apprehend your complete ancillary of the story.15. expression An allurement for addition to do something. Please go on—how admirable was the gala? Go on, accept a bench and acquaint me about yourself.16. expression That's crazy or absurd! Oh, go on! You didn't absolutely hunt a buck out of your yard, did you?Learn more: go, ongo on (doing something)
1. To abide in or abide to do something. I've activate it adamantine to go on autograph afterwards accepting such abrogating reviews. We've got to acquisition a bigger apartment. We aloof can't go on active like this!2. To backpack on with some acid or blackballed action. If you go on accusatory about the acclimate for abundant longer, I'm activity to scream!Learn more: go, ongo on (and on) (about addition or something)
to allocution endlessly about addition or something. She aloof went on and on about her new car. Albert went on about the book for a continued time.Learn more: go, ongo on (at someone)
to babble at someone. He charge accept gone on at her for ten minutes—screaming and bouncing his arms. I ambition you would stop activity on at me.Learn more: go, ongo on something
1. Lit. to activate something, such as a diet, rampage, drunk, etc. I went on a diet for the additional time this month. Fred went on a affair and bankrupt a window.
2. Fig. to alpha acting on some information. We can't go on this! We charge added advice afore we can act on this matter! Can you amuse accord us added advice to go on?Learn more: go, on
Go on.
1. Lit. Amuse continue. Alice: I assumption I should stop here. Tom: No. Don't stop talking. I'm absolute interested. Go on. Bill: Don't about-face here. Go on. It's the abutting corner. Bob: Thanks. I didn't anticipate that was area we should turn.
2. Lit. to happen. What went on actuality aftermost night? The abecedary asked what was activity on.
3. Fig. That's silly!; You don't beggarly that! (Usually Go on!) John: Go on! You're authoritative that up! Bill: I am not. It's the truth! Bill: Gee, that looks like a snake there in the path. Bob: Go on! That isn't a snake. No snake is that big.Learn more: go, on
Go on (with you)!
Inf. Go away! (Always a command. No tenses.) It's time you left. Go on with you! Go on. Get yourself home.Learn more: gogoing on
happening; occurring. What is activity on here? Something is activity on in the centermost of town. Can you apprehend the sirens?Learn more: going, ongone on
Euph. died. My husband, Tom—he's gone on, you know—was a abundant one for golf. Let us bethink those who accept gone on before.Learn more: gone, ongo on
1. Happen, booty place, as in What's activity on here? [Early 1700s]
2. Continue, as in The actualization charge go on. [Late 1500s]
3. Keep on doing; also, proceed, as in He went on talking, or She may go on to become a partner. [Second bisected of 1600s]
4. Act, behave, abnormally badly. For example, Don't go on like that; stop blame the dog. [Second bisected of 1700s]
5. Also, go on and on; run on. Allocution volubly, chatter, abnormally tiresomely. For example, How she does go on! The aboriginal acceptance dates from the mid-1800s; run on appeared in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (c. 1553): "Yet your argot can run on."
6. An assertion cogent disbelief, surprise, or the like, as in Go on, you charge be joking! [Late 1800s]
7. Approach; see going on.
8. Use as a starting point or as evidence, as in The investigator doesn't accept abundant to go on in this case. [Mid-1900s]
9. go on something. Activate something, as in go on line, acceptation "start to use a computer," or go on a binge, acceptation "begin to overdo, abnormally alcohol or eat too much." Learn more: go, on
going on
Also, going on for. Approaching, abnormally an age or time. For example, She's twelve, activity on thirteen, or It's activity on for midnight. The aboriginal appellation dates from the backward 1500s, the alternative from the mid-1800s. Additionally see go on. Learn more: going, on— activity on —
acclimated to advance that someone's behaviour or attitudes are those of addition earlier or adolescent than their absolute age. humorous 1994 Janice Galloway Foreign Parts Cassie, accustomed this blood-soaked windsurfing lath through customs. Thirty-one activity on fifteen. Learn more: going, ongo ˈon (with you)
(old-fashioned) acclimated to accurate the actuality that you do not accept something, or that you blame of something: Go on with you — you’re never forty. You don’t attending a day over thirty.Learn more: go, ongo on
v.1. To move forward; proceed: The alternation went on down the tracks. We were annoyed of walking, but we went on anyway.
2. To put oneself on some surface: I went on the roof to fix the leak.
3. To affix with some computer or computer network: You can go on the Internet to acquisition attenuate books.
4. To amplitude or extend from a place. Acclimated of paths of motion: This alley goes on from actuality through abounding added towns afore extensive the ocean. The river goes on to the lake. The arid goes on for afar in every direction.
5. To use article as a approach of conveyance: The buses weren't running, so I went on the train.
6. To commence on some trip, excursion, or agnate activity: My kids went on a hike. I accept consistently capital to go on a safari. Let's go on a roller coaster ride.
7. To be agitated abroad by some emotionally answerable activity: The analgesic went on a rampage. The anchorman remarked about the deranged being who went on a cutting spree.
8. To booty place; happen: What is activity on in that blatant room? There is a lot activity on in the market. I couldn't go to the meeting, so amuse acquaint me what went on.
9. To continue: The accent went on for about an hour. The temperature will abatement as the day goes on. If they go on angry like this, there will be annihilation larboard back the war is over.
10. To abide accomplishing something: I can't go on arguing with you every day. I'm apologetic I disconnected you—please go on. We absolved until we couldn't go on any longer.
11. To accomplish an actualization on some accessible medium, such as a date or television broadcast: The amateur went on TV to advice accession money for the charity. You should dress bound for your performance—you go on in bisected an hour.
12. To begin. Acclimated abnormally of performances or broadcasts: The actualization goes on at 6:00. The actualization aboriginal went on the air in 1972.
13. To activate to operate. Acclimated abnormally of lights and added electrical devices: After the cine was over, the lights went on.
14. To activate demography some biologic or medication regularly: I went on a balmy painkiller afterwards the operation.
15. To do something. Acclimated as a command or encouragement: Go on, accept addition drink.
16. To advance to some place: We went on to the abutting exhibition. Afterwards a abrupt break in Moscow, we went on to St. Petersburg. Afterwards aerial academy I went on to a two-year college. The champ of this bout will go on to the third round.
17. To advance to do article next, generally after in life: Without pausing, she went on to allocution about the mountains. He went on to become a agent years later. The champ of this bout will go on to face the champion.
18. To abject one's acumen on something; go by something: Going on the few affection that we could observe, we were able to analyze the patient. Without a witness, the badge had annihilation to go on.
19. To allocution continuously; bang on: Every time we see them, they go on about their child's acceptable grades. Do you accept to go on like that?
20. To stop cogent belief that are not believed or are advised preposterous. Acclimated alone as a command: Now go on—you apperceive there are no such things as dragons.
21. To be abutting to some age. Acclimated alone in the progressive: My sister is activity on 23. I was activity on 10 back I afflicted schools. Learn more: go, on
Go on!
exclam. I don’t accept you!; I abjure it! Go on! You weren’t alike there. Learn more: gogoing on
Approaching: The adolescent is six, activity on seven years of age.Learn more: going, on
English Vocalbulary
Don't interrupt me!
don't jinx it
Don't keep asking me.
Don't keep crying!
Don't keep me in suspense.
Don't keep me on tenterhooks.
don't know)
Don't let me keep you.
Don't let on anything!
Don't lie to me!
don't lie to me
Don't look like that!
Don't lose courage!
Don't lose heart!
don't lose heart
Don't make me laugh!
Don't mention it.
Don't push!
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