The verb “to go” has many different uses. Generally, we use this verb to describe movement from one place to another place. For example, “I will go to the shops now.” Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to go”.
No, I’m sorry but you can’t go back on your agreement. You sold your soul to me and I’m going to take it.
Go down (well/badly) To be successful/not successful ... Oh dear, that joke about an Englishman didn’t go down very well in front of the directors of the British Tourist Board.
Go back on (a promise, agreement, etc) To break a promise or an agreement
Go off (food) To become bad
Go for To like; to be attracted to
It says the sell-by date is June 1966. I think we can safely say that this food has gone off. I usually go for tall, dark men; but I decided to make an exception with you.
Those trousers and shoes went out years ago, didn’t they?
What’s going on here?
V.C.
Go on To happen
Go out (of fashion) To stop being fashionable
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PHRASALVERBS TO GO
