Spoken English: Flourish Your Language

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Example: He went in for the photography prize, but didn't win.
Go into = discuss in some detail
Example: They refused to go into exactly what was wrong
Go into = enter a profession
Example: She went into banking after she'd finished university.
Go off = explode (bomb)) start ringing (alarm)
Example: The fire alarm went off because someone was smoking
in the toilets.
Go off = go bad
Example: The milk went offbccause I forgot to put it in the fridge.
Go off = start to dislike
Example: I went off her when she lied to me. (British)
Go on = continue
Example: He went on and on talking and I was so bored.
Go on = happen
Example: There are loads of people out in the street, what's going
on?
Go on about = talk too much
Example: He's always going on about his kids.
Go out = stops burning
Example: The candle went out and left us in darkness.
Go out with = have a relationship with
Example: He's been going out with his girlfriend for around six
months now.
Go through = experience

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