[go great guns] See: GREAT GUNS.

[go halfway] or [go halfway to meet one] or [meet one halfway] {v. phr.} To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. •/Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between our houses./ •/Bob wants to make up after your fight and you should meet him halfway./ •/If you’re willing to go halfway with us, we’ll be friends again./ •/Bill met Mary halfway after their argument./

[go halves]{v. phr.}, {informal} To share half or equally become partners. •/The boys went halves in raising pigs./ •/The men are going halves in a new business./ •/The girl bought a box of candy and went halves with her roommate./

[go hang]{v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To stop being of interest or importance; be forgotten. — Usually used with "let". •/Mr. Johnson let his business go hang after his wife died./ 2. To leave you alone; not bother. •/When the neighbor told Father how to manage his children, Father told him to go hang./ Compare: TELL WHERE TO GET OFF.

[go hard with]{v. phr.} To be painful, troublesome, or hard for; happen or result badly for. — Used after "it". •/It will go hard with you if I catch you smoking./

[go haywire]{v. phr.}, {informal} Mixed-up, out of order, not in regular working condition. •/My electric typewriter has gone all haywire; I have to call the repair man./

[go hog wild]{v. phr.}, {slang} To become extremely agitated and go out of control. •/After the soccer game was won, the fans went hog wild./

[go in a circle] or [go in circles] See: IN A CIRCLE.

[go in for]{v. phr.}, {informal} To try to do; take part in; take pleasure in. •/Most girls do not go in for rough games./ •/Mrs. Henry goes in for simple meals./ Compare: GO INTO(3), TAKE UP(5b).

[going and coming] See: COMING AND GOING.

[going for one]{adj. phr.} Working to help; in one’s favor. •/The young woman surely will get the job; she has everything going for her./

[going on]{adv. phr.} Almost; nearly. •/Joe is going on six years old./ •/It is going on six o’clock./

[going through changes]{v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To be in trouble, to have difficulties, to be trapped in unfavorable circumstances. •/"What’s the matter with Joe?" — "He’s going through changes."/

[going to] Can be expected to; planning to. — Used after "is" (or "was", etc.), with an infinitive, in the same way "will" is used, to show future. •/Some day that big tree is going to rot and fall./ •/Look at those dark clouds. It’s going to rain./ •/The boys are going to practice football this afternoon./ •/For a minute Ben thought the car was going to hit him./ •/I was going to attend the meeting, but after supper I forgot about it./ — Sometimes used without the infinitive. •/That worn rope hasn’t broken yet, but it’s going to./ •/"Put some more wood on the fire." — "I’m going to."/ Compare: ABOUT TO(1).

[go in one ear and out the other]{v. phr.}, {informal} To be not really listened to or understood; be paid no attention. •/The teacher’s directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other./ •/Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other./

[go into]{v.} 1a. To go or fit inside of; able to be put in. •/The table is too big to go into the closet./ 1b. To be able to be divided into; be divisible into. •/Two goes into four two times./ 2. To enter a state or condition of; pass into. •/John went into a fit of temper when he didn’t get his own way./ •/The sick man went into a coma./ •/The country went into mourning when the king died./ 3. To be busy in or take part in; enter as a job or profession. •/The mayor went into politics as a very young man./ •/Mr, Johnson is going into business for himself./ •/Bill wants to go into law when he gets out of school./ Compare: GO IN FOR, TAKE UP(5b). 4. To start to talk about; bring up the subject of; examine. •/We’ll talk about the dead mouse after dinner, Billy. Let’s not go into it now./ •/The teacher went into the subject of newspapers today./ Compare: LOOK INTO.

[go into a huddle]{v. phr.} 1. To gather close together as a team in a football game, usually to find out your team’s next play. •/The football team which has the ball goes into a huddle before every play to get orders on what play they will use./ 2. {informal} To talk together privately about something; discuss something where others cannot hear. •/The man went into a huddle with his lawyers before answering the question./ •/The doctors went into a huddle and decided to operate./

[go into a nose dive] See: GO INTO A TAIL SPIN.

[go into a tailspin] or [go into a nose dive] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. •/The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten./ 2. {informal} To become very anxious, confused, or mentally sick; give up hope. •/The man went into a tailspin after his wife died and he never got over it./

[go into orbit]{v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To become very happy or successful. •/Our team has gone into orbit./ Compare: FLY HIGH. 2. To lose one’s temper or control completely; become very angry. •/John was afraid his father would go into orbit when he found out about the car accident./ Compare: HIT THE CEILING.

[go it]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To go fast; run hard; not to spare yourself. — Often used as a command. •/The coach yelled to the runner to go it./ •/At the party the girls cheered for their partners to go it./ •/The boys called, "Go it!" to the dog chasing the cat./ 2. To live; continue to do or work. •/John wants to leave home and go it alone./ Compare: ON ONE’S OWN.

[go jump in the lake]{v. phr.}, {informal} To go away and quit being a bother. •/George was tired of Tom’s advice and told him to go jump in the lake./ Compare: GO CHASE YOURSELF, GO FLY A KITE.

[gold] See: HEART OF GOLD.

[golden] See: KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG.

[goldfish bowl]{n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A situation in which it is not possible to keep things secret for any length of time. •/Washington Society is a goldfish bowl./ 2. An apartment or place that provides no privacy for its occupant, e.g., an office that has too many windows. •/Joe’s office is a goldfish bowl, that’s why I didn’t let him kiss me there./

[golf widow]{n.}, {informal} A woman whose husband is often away from home playing golf. •/Mrs. Thompson didn’t like being a golf widow./

[go legit]{v. phr.} To start practicing a legitimate business after having been operating outside of the law. •/"The old days are over," the crime boss said to his friends. "We are going legit as of right now."/

[go like clockwork] or [go off like clockwork] {v. phr.}, {informal} To run smoothly and regularly like the workings of a clock; go smoothly and without difficulty; go on time or as planned. •/The car’s motor went like clockwork after Bob fixed it./ •/The birthday party went off like clockwork and everyone had a good time./

[go native]{v. phr.} To behave like a native (said of European Americans in tropical countries). •/Mainlanders often go native in Hawaii./