ou lose or you do not get the result that you want? Our lawyer had warned us that the case might go against us. Things go against you (= used to say that events happen in a way that is bad for you)? By the end of the 1980s, things started to go against us, and we lost a lot of money.ahead - 1 go ahead: to do something that you have been planning or preparing to do. + With? Last night railway workers looked likely to go ahead with their strike, go ahead and do sth? In the end, the newspaper went ahead and published the story. the go-ahead n if someone gives you the go-ahead to do something, they give you official permission to start doing it? The movie was given the go-ahead and production started in May.
go ahead: to take place, especially in spite of problems or opposition? The match went ahead, despite the terrible weather conditions. ? Mr. Connelly went into hospital, but was told that his operation could not go ahead. 3 go ahead!: A. used to give someone permission to do something? «Do you mind if I smoker» No, go ahead. « b. used to encourage someone to start doing something? Go ahead. Matt, we «re all dying to hear your story. з used to tell someone in a threatening way that you do not care if they do something? »If you don« t get off my land, I »ll take you to court.« »Go ahead." 4 go ahead: to go somewhere before or in front of other people you are with? I »ll go ahead in my car, because I know the way.
Go along - 1go along: to go to a place or an event? they re having a party at Patrick «s house. Do you feel like going along? 2 do sth as you go along: to do something at the same time as you are doing something else, especially because you have not planned or prepared it properly? I »m sure she was making her speech up as she went along. ? You can't just make the rules of the game as you go along! 3be going along: to progress in a particular way? they ve been going out together for six months, and everything seems to be going along quite nicely.
Go along with - go along with sth / sb: to accept someone «s idea or suggestion, especially because it might upset someone or cause trouble if you do not?/Wasn »t very keen on the idea, but I went along with it just to keep everyone happy.round - 1 go around / round: to go to see someone for a short time, especially at the peace where they live?/Think I «ll go round and see Jim on my way home tonight. + To? Marie went around to Bella »s place, to try and persuade her to come to the party. 2 go around / round sth: to move or travel around a place? I spent the morning going around the city taking photographs. 3 go around / round sth, g around / round: to go to a number of different places of the same type, one after the other? Mrs. Taylor went around the shops, ordering what she thought was necessary. + To? We went round to all the clubs, but Des wasn «t in any of them. go around / round doing sth: to say or do something a lot, especially something annoying? You can »t go around accusing people of things like that. go around / round: to dress or behave in a particular way, especially regularly? I can «t see anything without my glasses - 1 might as well go around with my eyes shut. 6 go around / round, go around / round sth: if a story or piece of information is going around, a lot of people are talking about it? I don »t usually pay any attention to the gossip going aro...
