Go on

To talk for too long.My friend started to go on about his problems so I decided to leave.

Go on

To continue.The game will probably go on for an hour after we leave.

Go on

To happen.We stopped to see what was going on at the accident.

Go off without a hitch

To proceed or be finished with no problems.The opening of the new airport should go off without a hitch.

Go off the deep end

To become angry or emotional.The man went off the deep end when he saw his picture in the paper.

Go off on a tangent

To suddenly change one's line of thought or course of action.The speaker suddenly went off on a tangent and began to speak about something... Read more →

Go off

To explode.The firecracker went off before I could put it down.

Go like clockwork

To progress in a regular and dependable way.Everything was going like clockwork when suddenly the lights went out.

Go jump in a lake

To go away and quit bothering someone.My friend wanted to borrow some money from me but I told her to go jump in a lake.

Go it alone

To do something by oneself.Nobody would help us so we had to go it alone with the project.