1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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go into
Most of their income goes into paying off the loans they took out to buy
their house and set up their business.

go into sth

A lot of the company’s
resources go into
developing new products.

✍ ^

go into
Let’s not go into that topic now. We can talk about it later when we get
home.

go into sth

I hope Ken doesn’t go into
one of his speeches on
how to save the world.

✍  see also:^ get onto^

go off
After we heard the bomb go off, we looked out the window and saw a
bus and some cars on fire.

go off

Miko was late. She set her
alarm, but after it went off
she went back to sleep.

✍ ^

go off
The power went off in the middle of the storm and I had to look for
some candles in the dark.

go off

Computers have batteries
to save work if electricity
goes off in a blackout.

✍ ^

go on
Chris butted in when Jill was talking, but then realised what he’d done
and said, ‘Sorry for interrupting. Please go on.’

go on

She doesn’t realise she’s
boring everyone, and just
goes on and on.

✍  see also:^ carry on^

go on

When he saw a crowd of people gathering in front of his apartment

building, he found someone he knew and said, ‘What’s going on?’

go on

I watch the news on cable

TV so I’ll know what’s

going on in the world.

✍ ^ Note: Usually

progressive , as in ‘What’s

going on here?’

go out
Do you feel like staying home tonight or would you rather go out and
do something?

go out

We did our biggest deal
ever today, so we’re all
going out to celebrate.

✍ ^ see also:^ head off^

go out
After burning for a few days, the forest fire finally went out when the
rain came.

go out

There was a blackout and
the lights went out and
the computers went off.

✍ ^

go over
Make sure you go over your notes before the test.
go over sth

Let’s go over the details of
the contract one more
time before we sign it.

✍  see also:^ check over, look

over

go over
His speech went over really well. Everyone loved it. go over^

Don’t worry. I’m sure
your presentation will go
over very well.

✍  see also:^ go down^