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Phrasal Verbs - To Go

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PHRASALVERBS TO GO

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”.

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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 back on (a promise, agreement, etc) To break a promise or an agreement

Go for To like; to be attracted to

I usually go for tall, dark men; but I decided to make an exception with you. 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 off (food) To become bad

It says the sell-by date is June 1966. I think we can safely say that this food has gone off.

Go out (of fashion) To stop being fashionable

Those trousers and shoes went out years ago, didn’t they?

Go on To happen What’s going on here?

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