need to visit a washroom, have to whiz Can we find a washroom? I have to go.
have to go some
must try harder, have to improve You'll have to go some to get an A. It's a difficult course.
tell him where to go
tell him to go to hell, tell him off If he criticizes the way I drive, I'll tell him where to go!
the room is so small you have to go outside turn a
"the room is very small; so small you could barely swing a cat" It's not a large apartment. The bathroom is so small I have to to go outside to turn around.
to go
remaining, left to do We've cleaned five rooms. Just one to go.
way to go
good work, good for you, good going "When Kelly scores a goal, we yell, ""Way to go, man!"""
turn sth to good account
Idiom(s): turn sth to good account
Theme: ADVANTAGE - TAKE
to use something in such a way that it is to one's advantage; to make good use of a situation, experience, etc. • Pam turned her illness to good account and did a lot of reading. • Many people turn their retirement time to good account and take up interesting hobbies.
show sth to good advantage
Idiom(s): show sth to good advantage
Theme: PROMOTION
to display the best features of something; to display something so that its best features are apparent. • Put the vase in the center of the table and show it to good advantage. • Having and using a large vocabulary shows your intelligence to good advantage.
rarin' to go
Idiom(s): rarin' to go
Theme: DRYNESS
to be extremely eager to act or do something. (Informal.) • Jane can't wait to start her job. She's rarin' to go. • Mary is rarin' to go and can't wait for her university term to start.
put sth to good use
Idiom(s): put sth to (good) use
Theme: USE
to use something. • This is a very nice present. I'm sure I'll put it to good use. • I hope you can put these old clothes to use.
not able to go on
Idiom(s): not able to go on
Theme: 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.
Honest to goodness
Idiom(s): Honest to goodness, AND Honest to God.; Honest to Pete.
Theme: TRUTH
I speak the truth. (Some people may object to the use of God in this phrase.) • Did he really say that? Honest to goodness? • Honest to Pete, I’ve been to the moon. • I've been there, too—honest to God.
enough to go around
Idiom(s): enough to go (a)round
Theme: ENOUGH
a supply adequate to serve everyone. (Informal.) • Don't take too much. There's not enough to go around. • I cooked some extra potatoes, so there should be enough to go around.
buy sth to go
Idiom(s): buy something to go AND get something to go; have something to go; order something to go
Theme: FOOD
to purchase food to take out; to make a purchase of cooked food to be taken elsewhere to be eaten. • Let's stop here and buy six hamburgers to go. • I didn't thaw anything for dinner. Let's stop off on the way home and get something to go. • No, I don't want to sit at a table. I'll just have a cup of coffee to go.
order sth to go
Idiom(s): buy something to go AND get something to go; have something to go; order something to go
Theme: FOOD
to purchase food to take out; to make a purchase of cooked food to be taken elsewhere to be eaten. • Let's stop here and buy six hamburgers to go. • I didn't thaw anything for dinner. Let's stop off on the way home and get something to go. • No, I don't want to sit at a table. I'll just have a cup of coffee to go.
Honest to God
Idiom(s): Honest to goodness, AND Honest to God.; Honest to Pete.
Theme: TRUTH
I speak the truth. (Some people may object to the use of God in this phrase.) • Did he really say that? Honest to goodness? • Honest to Pete, I’ve been to the moon. • I've been there, too—honest to God.
have sth to go
Idiom(s): buy something to go AND get something to go; have something to go; order something to go
Theme: FOOD
to purchase food to take out; to make a purchase of cooked food to be taken elsewhere to be eaten. • Let's stop here and buy six hamburgers to go. • I didn't thaw anything for dinner. Let's stop off on the way home and get something to go. • No, I don't want to sit at a table. I'll just have a cup of coffee to go.
get sth to go
Idiom(s): buy something to go AND get something to go; have something to go; order something to go
Theme: FOOD
to purchase food to take out; to make a purchase of cooked food to be taken elsewhere to be eaten. • Let's stop here and buy six hamburgers to go. • I didn't thaw anything for dinner. Let's stop off on the way home and get something to go. • No, I don't want to sit at a table. I'll just have a cup of coffee to go.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
A clean body is just as important as a pure soul.
All dressed up and nowhere to go
You're prepared for something that isn't going to happen.
Good to go
Someone or something that meets one's approval. 'He is good to go.' 'The idea you had is good to go.'
to go out with someone
(British English) to date someone: "They've been going out together for years!"
to go steady
to go out with someone: "They've been going steady since their first year at university."
to go through a bit of a rough patch
when things are not going well: "Since the argument, they've been going through a bit of a rough patch."
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adj. phr., informal Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness."Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in the world," said Mother.
cleanliness is next to godliness
cleanliness is next to godliness Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or goodness, as in Don't forget to wash your ears—cleanliness is next to godliness. This phrase was first recorded in a sermon by John Wesley in 1778, but the idea is ancient, found in Babylonian and Hebrew religious tracts. It is still invoked, often as an admonition to wash or clean up.
put to good use
put to good use Employ to the best advantage, as in I'm sure this dictionary will be put to good use.
raring to go
raring to go Very eager to begin, as in The children were all dressed and raring to go. This idiom uses raring for rearing, and alludes to a horse's standing on its hind legs when it is anxious to get moving. [Early 1900s]
to good purpose
to good purpose To effective use, as in A donation to the homeless shelter will be put to good purpose. This idiom was first recorded in 1553. Also see to little purpose.
turn to good account
turn to good account Use for one's benefit, as in He turned the delay to good account, using the time to finish correspondence. This idiom, first recorded in 1878, uses account in the sense of “a reckoning.”
to go
1. Left; still remaining. We've gotten through 100 boxes of books so far—just 25 to go.There is still about bisected an hour to go afore the appearance starts.2. Ordered or packaged to be taken out of a restaurant or off of a bounds and eaten elsewhere, abnormally at home. Let's aloof get the aliment to go so we can eat it while we watch the cine at home.Can I get these to go?Learn more: go
*to go
1. [of a acquirement of adapted food] to be taken abroad to be eaten. (*Typically: buy some aliment ~; get some aliment ~; accept some aliment ~; adjustment some aliment ~.) Let's stop actuality and buy six hamburgers to go.I didn't thaw annihilation for dinner. Let's stop off on the way home and get article to go. 2. [of a cardinal or an amount] remaining; yet to be dealt with. I accomplished with two of them and accept four to go.Learn more: go
to go
COMMON If you buy able aliment to go, you buy it and booty it about abroad to eat it. I'll accept a pizza and chips to go, please.Learn more: go
to go
(of aliment or alcohol from a restaurant or cafe) to be eaten or bashed off the premises. North AmericanLearn more: go
...to ˈgo
1 still actual afore article happens, finishes or is completed: There’s alone a few abnormal to go afore the rocket takes off. ♢ With alone two kilometres to go, Max is still first. 2 (informal, especially American English) (of aliment bought in a restaurant, shop, etc.) to be taken abroad and eaten about else: Two coffees to go, please.Learn more: go
to go
mod. packaged to be taken out; packaged to be agitated home to eat. Do you appetite it to go, or will you eat it here? Learn more: goLearn more:
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