Expresiones con verbos claves - Verbo "to go"
Idioms with key verbs - Verb "to go"
| to go against the grain |
ir contra de los principios de uno |
| to go a long way |
llegar lejos |
| to go along for the ride |
aprovechar el aventón |
| to go ape/bonkers/crazy/nuts/wild |
volverse loco |
| to go around in circles |
dar vueltas |
| to go around the bend/ballistic/bananas/berserk |
enfurecerse, volverse loco |
- John thinks it goes against the grain to walk if you have a car.
- Keep up the good work, son, and you'll go a long way.
- The kids were playing cards and they invited me to join them so I went along for the ride.
- My dog loves kids, he goes bonkers whenever he seees my 7-year-old niece.
- We've been going around in circles, we need to find a solution now!
- My mom went berserk when she saw the mess we'd made in the kitchen.
| to go astray |
extraviarse, descarriarse |
| to go at a good clip |
a toda velocidad |
| to go at it |
trabajar mucho |
| to go bad |
echarse a perder |
| to go belly up/bust |
quebrar |
| to go broke |
arruinarse |
- This month's report has misteriously gone astray.
- We saw a car going at a good clip a few minutes ago.
- When Peter likes doing something he really goes at it.
- The milk's been in the fridge for ages, no wonder it's gone bad.
- I had a small business but it went belly-up in 2001.
- If you keep spending all your money like that you'll go broke.
| to go by the board |
dejar a un lado, irse por la borda |
| to go by the name of |
hacerse llamar |
| to go downhill |
ir cuesta abajo |
| to go easy on someone |
no ser muy severo con alguien |
| to go fly a kite/jump in the lake |
irse a freír espárragos |
| to go for a spin |
ir a dar un paseo (en auto) |
- All the efforts to keep the peace went by the board with the last terrorist attack.
- Here's a picture of the man we're looking for. He goes by the name of Thomas Hansen.
- Things just went downhill after I lost my job.
- Go easy on Sally, the accident wasn't her fault.
- Jen didin't stop talking and I needed to study so I told her to go fly a kite.
- Simon and I are going for a spin, we'll be back in an hour!
| to go for broke |
jugarse el todo por el todo |
| to go for the jugular |
tirar a matar |
| to go great guns |
ir viento en popa |
| to go haywire |
desbaratarse, volverse loco |
| to go into a huddle |
hacer grupo aparte |
| to go into detail |
entrar en detalles |
- I couldn't study much for the test but I went for broke and sat for it.
- During the debate, one of the candidates went for the jugular and talked about the bribes.
- My business is going great guns. I already have a lot of clients.
- I don't know what happened, the machine was working perfectly but then it went haywire!
- They were talking about me because they went into a huddle as soon as I came in.
- Just give me the most important facts, you don't have to go into details.
| to go it alone |
hacer algo por su cuenta |
| to go native |
adoptar las costumbres de un país |
| to go on record |
anunciar públicamente |
| to go one's own way |
irse por su lado |
| to go overboard |
entusiasmarse locamente |
| to go places |
llegar lejos |
- After ten years as a band, each member decided to go it alone.
- You've only lived here for two months and you've already gone native!
- The President's opinion on the matter will go on the record tomorrow.
- It'll be better for both of us if we go our own way.
- When we told the kids we were going to Disneyland they went overboard.
- You have to work if you want to go places.
| to go public |
revelar algo |
| to go steady |
formalizar una relación |
| to go strong |
ir bien |
| to go the distance |
llegar hasta el final |
| to go the extra mile |
ir más allá |
| to go the whole hog |
no quedarse a medio camino |
- It took some years for the whole affair to go public.
- We've been going out for six months! It's about time we go steady!
- Our company's stock is going strong, we're very pleased.
- The blue team was losing but they didn't give up and went the distance.
- You can't just do an average job to get promoted, you have to go the extra mile.
- I was just going to get a nose job but I decided to go the whole hog and get a liposuction.
| to go through the motions |
cumplir con las formalidades |
| to go through the roof |
irse por las nubes |
| to go to any/great lengths |
hacer todo lo posible |
| to go to any trouble |
tomarse la molestia |
| to go to bat for someone |
darle una mano a alguien |
| to go to bed with someone |
irse a la cama con alguien |
- All this paperwork is just part of the procedure, just to go through the motions.
- Prices went through the roof due to inflation during the 80's.
- I am willing to go to any lengths to find my daughter.
- Please, don't go to any trouble, I can sleep on the floor.
- Helen's going through a difficult time and I'm going to go to bat for her.
- A millionaire offers him a lot of money to let him go to bed with his wife.
| to go to hell |
irse al infierno/demonio |
| to go to hell in a handbasket/the dogs |
ir de mal en peor |
| to go to one's head |
subírsele a la cabeza |
| to go to pieces |
sufrir un ataque de nervios, venirse abajo |
| to go to pot |
echarse a perder, venirse abajo |
| to go to the wall |
fracasar |
| to go to town on something |
tirar la casa por la ventana, no escatimar en nada |
- If Marty comes bothering you again just tell him to go to hell.
- The business wasn't doing well but it went to hell in a handbasket after the crisis.
- Nobody stands Sheryl now that she's famous because fame has gone to her head.
- Mrs. Cook went to pieces when they told her about the accident.
- If we don't take this project seriously, it'll go to pot.
- The company went to the wall because of a lack of investment.
- My dad's turning fifty and he's going to town on his birthday. He wants a big party!
| to go to show |
demostrar |
| to go to waste |
echarse a perder |
| to go too far |
ir demasiado lejos |
| to go up in smoke |
quedar en la nada |
| to go with the flow |
seguir la corriente |
| to go without saying |
demás está decir |
| to go wrong |
equivocarse, salir mal |
- That witch won the pageant? This goes to show that you don't have to
be pretty to be a beauty queen.
- We have to eat all this rice or it will go to waste.
- The interviewer went too far when he asked her about her drug problem.
- We always talk about going to Greece but all our plans go up in smoke.
- I used to get very upset when my parents had a fight but then I just went with the flow.
- I'm dropping out of Med school. It goes without saying that my parents are furious.
- Everything was going according to plan but something went wrong and the plan failed.
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