go in at the deep end • go off at the deep end go in at the deep end —do smth. difficult without preparation or with no experience of it: You will not be expected to go in at the deep end and you will get support from staff members. go off at the deep end—(also: go off the deep end) lose one’s temper; act recklessly or hysterically: I saw what he had done, and I just went off at the deep end . go into business • go to business go into business —engage in production or commerce: …it was better to sell sock-suspenders in Honolulu than to play small parts in Cleveland, Ohio. He left the stage and went into the business . go to business —1. go to one’s office: “When I go to business tomorrow, I will just have a look at Mr. Fitz’s account,” Mr. Rowdy thought. 2. (also: come to business) discuss the basic and most important facts or realities of smth.: Finns are not very talkative and they like to go straight to business , when it comes to negotiations. go into retreat • go on retreat go into retreat—retire temporarily to a place of seclusion (to concentrate on a task, etc.): Narcissus goes into retreat to med- itate, and Goldmund, not understanding Narcissus and his fear of loving, feels alone. go on retreat—go to a specific place for the purpose of relax- ation or recreation: She regains her sense of peace by going on a religious retreat with her church group. Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase beat the retreat—1. give the signal to retreat: Even when Hitler was forced to beat a retreat on the Russian front … Spanish support did not waver. 2. withdraw from an undertaking, etc.: She beat the retreat when she realized that she was going to get nothing further out of him. 3. (U.S. Army) perform the routine consisting of marching and military music, usually at dusk: At 6 P .M. the Marines will beat the retreat with the town mayor taking the salute. go into service • go into the service go into service—1. begin to be used; become operational: One of the first jet bombers to go into service was the English Electric Canberra. 2. be employed as domestic servant: Ten years later she at last reached a higher station in life: she went into service with a Jewish couple. 3. join the armed forces: At the opening of the war he went into service as captain of Com- pany I, Thirty-ninth Indiana Infantry. Note: The expression does not fully correlate in meaning with the phrase come into service— = go into service 1: The suburban railway to the airport came into service last week. go into the service— = go into service 3: It was World War II and we knew we would have to go into the service as soon as we turned eighteen. go into the Church • go to church go into the Church—(also: come into the Church) become a minister; adopt religion as a career: Amorth, having studied law at a university, went into the Church . go to church —attend church services regularly: Ladies go to church to exhibit their bonnets, and young gentlemen to flash their diamond rings. go it strong • go strong go it strong—(also: come it strong ) speak or act in a way which is too extreme: He is about forty, looks young for that, drinks powerful tea, and then goes it strong upon all subjects. go strong—1. = go it strong: He also intends to go strong on trying to achieve full internet access for all students. 2. (Pro- gressive Tense) be very old but still in good health: My father is nearly ninety now and still going strong . 3. (Progressive Tense) exist for a long time but be still popular, or working well: The group was a huge success, both personally and pro- fessionally, and it is still going strong . go lay an egg • lay an egg go lay an egg—is used to rudely tell a person to go away (and stop being annoying): “How many times have I told you not to smoke in my….” “Ah, go lay an egg .” lay an egg—(sl.) 1. fail completely; give an utterly unsuc- cessful performance: The play was a failure. They certainly laid an egg this time. 2. drop a bomb: The plane duly laid an egg . I was crouched alongside a wall. The bomb landed on the other side of the wall. 3. (U.S.) laugh very hard: I was so shocked I didn’t know whether to cry or lay an egg . go off on someone • go off someone go off on someone—(UK coll.) become very angry or excited: Your hair color is nice, I wish I could dye my hair like that. My parents will go off on me though. go off someone—(coll.) cease to like a person: Earlier on in the episode the two were cuddling up in the pub, so why has she gone off him so soon? go off the chart • go off the map go off the chart—greatly exceed normal or expected standards or values for smth.: The combination of all these factors raise the risk level so high “it goes off the chart .” Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase be in uncharted waters— be in an unfamiliar situation which may be dangerous: We are in uncharted waters and the outlook for credit markets and the economy is uncertain. go off the map—1. disappear: These signs warn people of the lethal secrets inside a home—diphtheria, scarlet fever, or typhoid. Those diseases went off the map in the U.S. years ago. 2. = go off the chart: We found three markets where em- ployment is healthy, population is growing rapidly, and prices have yet to go off the map . go on doing something • go on to do something go on doing something—continue in the same activity in which one was already engaged: He didn’t even look up. He just went on reading. go on to do something—move on to a new activity; proceed to smth. else: After introducing the speaker, the chairman went on to give details of the meeting. go on medication • go on the pill go on medication—start the treatment of an illness using drugs: When these children go on medication , parents are often concerned that daily pill-taking will damage the child’s self-esteem. go on the pill—start to take contraceptive pills regularly: Many women who go on the pill have to try out several dif- ferent brands before they find the right one. go on stage • go on the stage go on stage—(of an actor) appear before the public (also: come on stage): Andy and Steve Dobinson both went on stage several times to recite their own poems. go on the stage—take up the profession of an actor: If he had gone on the stage he would have made a good actor. go on stream • go with the stream go on stream—(also: come on stream) be in active operation: What is worse, by the time the plants were ready to go on stream , they were also ready for modernization and refitting. go with the stream—(also: float with the stream) act or think as the majority of people do: I am not a yes-man, who agrees to everything and goes with the stream , but an individual, having his own opinion. go in at the deep end – 150 –