G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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Contents of G:
[go out of one's way] {v. phr.}
To make an extra effort; do more than usual.
Jane went out of her way to be nice to the new girl.
Don did not like Charles, and he went out of his way to say bad things about Charles.
Compare: [BEND OVER […]
[go out the window] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To go out of effect; be abandoned.
During the war, the school dress code went out the window.
[go over] {v.}
1. To examine; think about or look at carefully.
The teacher went over the list and picked John's name.
The police went over the gun for fingerprints.
2. To repeat; do again.
Don't make me go all over it again.
* /We […]
[go over like a lead balloon] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To fail to generate a positive response or enthusiasm; to meet with boredom or disapproval.
The president's suggested budget cuts went over like a lead balloon.
* /Jack's off-color jokes went […]
[go over one's head] {v. phr.}
1. To be too difficult to understand.
Penny complains that what her math teacher says simply goes over her head.
2. To do something without the permission of one's superior.
* /Fred went over his boss's head when […]
[gopher ball] {n.}, {slang}
A baseball pitch that is hit for a home run.
The pitcher's only weakness this year is the gopher ball.
[go sit on a tack] {v.}, {slang}
Shut up and go away; stop bothering. — Usually used as a command and considered rude.
Henry told Bill to go sit on a tack.
Compare: [GO JUMP IN THE LAKE].