1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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go along
with

I usually don’t go along with any of his opinions, but this time I agree

with him. I think he’s right.

go along with sth/sb

Do you go along with his
ideas on expanding our
range of products?

✍ ^

go away
The problem won’t go away by itself. Something has to be done to solve
it.

go away

I need a break from work,
so let’s go away to a resort
for a few days.

✍ ^

go back
The evening rush hour starts soon and the traffic will be bad, so we
should go back to the office now.

go back

go back to sth

She feels better today, so
she should be able to go
back to work tomorrow.

✍  see also: return to, head

back

go back on
You can’t trust him. He promises to do something, but he often goes
back on his word and doesn’t do it.

go back on sth

Be careful what you say
you’ll do, as you can’t go
back on a promise.

✍  see also:^ back out of^

go by
That’s the third bus that’s gone by without stopping. Why don’t the
drivers want to pick up passengers?

go by

As the years went by, the
company grew bigger and
stronger.

✍  see also:^ pass by^

go down

The cost of airline tickets is going down because of the competition

from budget airlines.

go down

A company will fail if it

allows the quality of its

products to go down.

✍  see also:^ fall off^

go down
The prime minister said that women should be paid as much as men.
His comments went down very well with women, of course.

go down well

go down badly

The new designs went
down badly with their
customers and sales fell.

✍  see also: go over

go for
(informal)

Our team is in the final and we’re going for our first championship

trophy in twenty years.

go for sth

Our company is going for
the biggest contract it’s
ever tried to get.

✍ 

go for
(informal)

If she’s on her first date with a guy, Kathy goes for the most expensive

thing on the menu and then watches to see how the guy reacts.

go for sth

We usually go for the job
applicant with the most
experience.

✍  see also: opt for, pick out

go for
The apartment next door went for about $500,000 a year ago, so how
much do you think this one will go for?

go for

go for sth

We need to know how
much the land would go
for if we sold it.

✍ ^