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English Idio m s: 199 e nt rie s be ginning wit h 'G'

G o fo r the jug ular

If yo u g o fo r the jug ular, yo u attack so me o ne whe re the y are mo st vulne rab le .

G o fry an e g g

(USA) This is use d to te ll so me o ne to g o away and le ave yo u alo ne .

G o hand in hand

If thing s g o hand in hand , the y are asso ciate d and g o to g e the r.

G o haywire

Whe n so me thing g o e s haywire , it is co mp le te ly o ut o f co ntro l and e rratic.

G o nuts

If so me o ne g o e s nuts, the y g e t e xcite d o ve r so me thing .

G o o ff o n a tang e nt

If so me o ne g o e s o ff o n a tang e nt, the y chang e the sub je ct co mp le te ly in the mid d le o f a co nve rsatio n o r talk.

G o o ve r like a le ad b allo o n

(USA) If so me thing g o e s o ve r like a le ad b allo o n, it will no t wo rk we ll, o r g o o ve r we ll.

G o o ve rb o ard

If yo u g o o ve rb o ard , yo u d o so me thing e xce ssive ly.

G o p e ar-shap e d

(UK) If thing s have g o ne wro ng , the y have g o ne p e ar-shap e d .

G o p lay in traffic

This is use d as a way o f te lling so me o ne to g o away.

G o p o und salt

(USA) This me ans 'G e t lo st' o r 'G o away' ('G o p o und sand ' is also use d .)

G o ro und in circle s

If p e o p le are g o ing ro und in circle s, the y ke e p d iscussing the same thing witho ut re aching any ag re e me nt o r co ming to a
co nclusio n.

G o so uth

If thing s g o so uth, the y g e t wo rse o r g o wro ng .

G o sp are

(UK) If yo u g o sp are , yo u lo se yo ur te mp e r co mp le te ly.

G o te ll it to b ird s

This is use d whe n so me o ne says so me thing that is no t cre d ib le o r is a lie .

G o the d istance

If yo u g o the d istance , yo u co ntinue until so me thing e nd s, no matte r ho w d ifficult.

G o the e xtra mile

If so me o ne is p re p are d to g o the e xtra mile , the y will d o e ve rything the y can to he lp o r to make so me thing succe e d , g o ing
b e yo nd the ir d uty what co uld b e e xp e cte d o f the m .

G o the who le ho g

If yo u g o the who le ho g , yo u d o so me thing co mp le te ly o r to its limits.

G o thro ug h the mill

If yo u g o thro ug h the mill, yo u have a ve ry unp le asant e xp e rie nce . If yo u p ut so me o ne thro ug h the mill, yo u make the m und e rg o
an unp le asant e xp e rie nce .

G o thro ug h the mo tio ns

Whe n yo u g o thro ug h the mo tio ns, yo u d o so me thing like an e ve ryd ay ro utine and witho ut any fe e ling s whatso e ve r.

G o to the mat

(USA) If p e o p le g o to the mat, the y co ntinue to strug g le o r fig ht to the e nd , until the y have e ithe r wo n o r have
finally b e e n d e fe ate d .

G o to b at fo r

If yo u g o to b at fo r so me o ne , yo u sup p o rt o r he lp him o r he r whe n the y ne e d it.

G o to se e d

If so me o ne has g o ne to se e d , the y have d e cline d in q uality o r ap p e arance .

G o to the wall

If a co mp any g o e s to the wall, it g o e s b ust o r fails.

G o to the wire

If so me o ne g o e s to the wire , the y risk the ir life , jo b , re p utatio n, e tc, to he lp so me o ne .

G o to to wn

So me o ne who g o e s to to wn d o e s so me thing e nthusiastically and as co mp le te ly as p o ssib le , e sp e cially if this invo lve s sp e nd ing
a lo t o f mo ne y.

G o to yo ur he ad

If so me thing g o e s to yo ur he ad , it make s yo u fe e l vain. If alco ho l g o e s to yo ur he ad , it make s yo u fe e l d runk q uickly.

G o und e r the hamme r

If so me thing g o e s und e r the hamme r, it is so ld in an auctio n.

G o we st

If so me thing g o e s we st, it g o e s wro ng . If so me o ne g o e s we st, the y d ie .

G o with the flo w

If yo u g o with the flo w, yo u acce p t thing s as the y hap p e n and d o what e ve ryo ne e lse wants to d o .

G o -to g uy

A g o -to g uy is a p e rso n who se kno wle d g e o f so me thing is co nsid e rab le so e ve ryo ne wants to g o to him o r he r fo r info rmatio n o r

re sults.

G o ing co nce rn

A succe ssful and active b usine ss is a g o ing co nce rn.

G o ing Je sse

(USA) If so me thing is a g o ing Je sse , it's a viab le , succe ssful p ro je ct o r e nte rp rise .

G o ing o ve rb o ard

If yo u g o o ve rb o ard with so me thing , the n yo u take so me thing to o far, o r d o to o much.

G o ld e n hand shake

A g o ld e n hand shake is a p ayme nt mad e to so me o ne to g e t the m to le ave the ir jo b .

G o ld e n o p p o rtunity

A g o ld e n o p p o rtunity is an usually g o o d chance to d o o r succe e d at so me thing . A chance that sho uld no t b e misse d .

G o ld e n rule

The g o ld e n rule is the mo st e sse ntial o r fund ame ntal rule asso ciate d with so me thing . O rig inally, it was no t a g e ne ral re fe re nce to
an all p urp o se first rule ap p licab le to many g ro up s o r p ro to co ls, b ut re fe rre d to a ve rse in the Bib le ab o ut tre ating p e o p le the y
way yo u wo uld want the m to tre at yo u, which was co nsid e re d the First Rule o f b e havio r to ward s all b y all.

G o ld e n to uch

So me o ne with a g o ld e n to uch can make mo ne y fro m o r b e succe ssful at anything the y d o .

G o ne fishing

If so me o ne has g o ne fishing , the y are no t ve ry aware o f what is hap p e ning aro und the m.

G o ne fo r a b urto n

(UK) If so me thing 's g o ne fo r a b urto n, it has b e e n sp o ile d o r ruine d . If a p e rso n has g o ne fo r a b urto n, the y are e ithe r in se rio us
tro ub le o r have d ie d .

G o ne p e ar-shap e d

(UK) If thing s have g o ne p e ar-shap e d the y have e ithe r g o ne wro ng o r p ro d uce d an une xp e cte d and unwante d re sult.

G o ne to p o t

If so me thing has g o ne to p o t, it has g o ne wro ng and d o e sn't wo rk any mo re .

G o ne to the d o g s

If so me thing has g o ne to the d o g s, it has g o ne b ad ly wro ng and lo st all the g o o d thing s it had .

G o o d ante nnae

So me o ne with g o o d ante nnae is g o o d at d e te cting thing s.

G o o d as g o ld

If child re n are as g o o d as g o ld , the y b e have ve ry we ll.

G o o d e g g

A p e rso n who can b e re lie d o n is a g o o d e g g . Bad e g g is the o p p o site .

G o o d fe nce s make g o o d ne ig hb o urs

This me ans that it is b e tte r fo r p e o p le to mind the ir o wn b usine ss and to re sp e ct the p rivacy o f o the rs. ('G o o d fe nce s make
g o o d ne ig hb o rs' is the Ame rican Eng lish sp e lling .)

G o o d hand

If yo u are a g o o d hand at so me thing , yo u d o it we ll.

G o o d o ffice s

G o o d o ffice s is he lp and sup p o rt, e sp e cially in me d iating in a d isp ute .

G o o d Samaritan

A g o o d Samaritan is a p e rso o n wh he lp s o the rs in ne e d .

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