G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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[God knows] or [goodness knows] or [heaven knows] {informal}
1. Maybe God knows but I don't know and no one else knows. — Often used with "only".
Do you know where Susan is? God only knows!
2. Surely; certainly.
* /Goodness knows, the poor man […]
[go down] {v. phr.}
1. To deteriorate in quality.
This hotel, which used to be one of the best, has gone down during the past few years.
2. To become lower in price.
It is said that the price of milk is expected to go down soon.
3. To sink. […]
[go down in history] or [go down in the records] {v. phr.}
To be remembered or recorded for always.
The lives of great men go down in history.
Babe Ruth went down in history as a home run hitter.
* /The boy's straight A's for four years of […]
[go down the drain] {v. phr.}
To be lost or wasted forever.
If he doesn't pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts to become a lawyer will go down the drain.
[God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb] {literary}
A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear.
* /After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith's house caught fire, but the fire was put out […]
[go Dutch] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To go out for fun together but have each person pay for himself.
High school students often go Dutch to basketball games.
Sometimes boys and girls go Dutch on dates.
* /The girl knew her boyfriend had little […]
[go fly a kite] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To go away; leave. Usually used as a command, to show that you do not accept someone's ideas.
Harry was tired of John's advice and told him to go fly a kite.
* /After Mary stood around telling Sue what was wrong […]
[go for] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To try to get; aim for; try for.
Our team is going for the championship in the game tonight.
The dog went for Bob's leg.
2. To favor; support; like.
Little Susie really goes for ice cream.
* /Bob goes […]