The document provides examples of phrasal verbs using "go" with various meanings such as movement, direction, agreement, continuation, completion and more. Some examples include "go along with", "go ahead", "go all out", "go against", "go around", "go back on", "go by", "go down", "go for", "go in", "go into", "go nuts", "go on", "go over", "go through", "go under", "go up", "go with" and others.
9. He wants to steal
money. Stealing is
bad so I can’t do his
plan with him.
I can’t go along
with his plan.
10. There is enough food
for everyone. So
everyone can eat at
my BBQ.
There is enough
food to go around.
11. He tried hard to solve
the problem for many
hours and finally he
succeeded.
He went at it for
many hours and
finally he succeeded.
12. He’s going to live
in Australia for a
couple of years.
He’s going away
to Australia for a
couple of years.
13. My cold is strong. I
took medicine but
it won’t leave.
My cold is strong.
I took medicine but it
won’t go away.
14. My boss promised to
give me a raise, but he
didn’t complete his
promise.
My boss promised to
give me a raise, but he
went back on his
promise.
15. I like to have a drink
at a café and watch
the people pass on
the street.
I like to have a drink
at a café and watch
the people go by on
the street.
16. His name is ‘Billy’ but
his friends call him
‘Raw’. It’s his
nickname.
His name is ‘Billy’ but
he goes by ‘Raw’.
It’s his nickname.
17. I do what my teacher
says. I don’t break
her rules.
I go by what my
teacher says. I don’t
go against her rules.
18. It’s winter now. So
the sunset is at
5:30pm.
It’s winter now. So
the sun goes down
at 5:30.
19. I haven’t come to
WSE for a long time
so my English level
has decreased.
I haven’t come to
WSE for a long time
so my English level
has gone down.
20. New Year’s Eve is
always crazy. I never
know what’ll happen!
New Year’s Eve is
always crazy. I never
know what’ll go
down!
21. I couldn’t log into my
account because the
website stopped
working.
I couldn’t log into
my account because
the website went
down.
22. A: Let’s go skydiving.
B: That’s dangerous.
Dominic won’t like
that idea.
A: Let’s go skydiving.
B: That’s dangerous.
Dominic won’t go
for it.
23. “No ice cream today
Sally. Jackie, you also
can’t have ice cream
today.”
“No ice cream today
Sally. Jackie, that
goes for you too.”
24. He tried so hard to
pass the test but he
failed.
He really went for it
but he failed.
25. A: Can I borrow your
pen please?
B: Of course you can.
A: Can I borrow
your pen please?
B: Go for it!
26. I don’t have time to
talk about all of the
details. I’ll tell you
later.
I don’t have time to
go into it. I’ll tell
you later.
30. The class was boring.
The teacher kept
talking for a long
time.
The class was boring.
The teacher went on
and on and on.
31. A: Want to go to Thailand?
B: I don’t know. I don’t
know anything about
Thailand.
A: Want to go to Thailand?
B: I don’t know. I have
nothing to go on.
32. During the Typhoon
my home’s electricity
and lights stopped
working.
During the Typhoon
my home’s electricity
and lights went out.
33. They have been dating
for three years but they
still haven’t gotten
married.
They have been going
out for three years but
they still haven’t gotten
married.
34. Before you take a test
you should review your
notes again.
Before you take a test
you should go over
your notes again.
35. If he marries a girl
from the north, her
parents might not be
happy about it.
If he marries a girl
from the north, it
might not go over
well with his parents.
36. He couldn’t pay his
rent so he did
something extreme.
He took out a high
interest loan.
He couldn’t pay his
rent so he went so
far as to take out a
high interest loan.
37. She experienced a lot
of difficult situations
when she was a child.
She went through
a lot when she was
a child.
38. I’ve bought and
thrown away 3 pairs
of shoes already this
year!
I’ve gone through
3 pairs of shoes
already this year!
39. I paid my landlord online,
but his bank account
hasn’t received the
payment yet.
I paid my landlord
online, but the
payment hasn’t gone
through yet.
40. She had a lot of mail this
morning so she had a
cup of tea and she
looked at every piece of
mail.
She had a lot of mail this
morning so she had a cup
of tea and she went
through her mail.
41. The company wasn’t
successful. It lost a lot of
money and closed within
2 months.
The company wasn’t
successful. It lost a lot of
money and went under
within 2 months.
42. The titanic was a famous
ship which sunk after
hitting an ice berg.
The titanic was a famous
ship which went under
after hitting an ice berg.
43. In Hong Kong new
buildings are being
created everyday.
In Hong Kong new
buildings are going up
everyday.
44. The building burned
down because the man
through his cigarette on
the ground.
The building went up in
smoke because the man
through his cigarette on the
ground.
45. He went crazy after he
returned from war.
He went nuts after he
returned from war.
46. Does this green shirt
match these red shorts?
Does this green shirt go
with these red shorts?
47. Do you want to go to the
seafood restaurant or the
Korean BBQ restaurant?
Let’s choose the Korean
BBQ.
Do you want to go to the
seafood restaurant or the
Korean BBQ restaurant? Let’s
go with the Korean BBQ.