go ape over someone • play the sedulous ape to someone go ape over someone—(sl.) display strong enthusiasm for a person (also: go ape for someone): The Saudis would agree that the price [of oil] would not go up…. The American public would go ape over the Saudis when this was announced. play the sedulous ape to someone—imitate another person’s style, manners, etc.: I remember walking through the Metro- politan Museum of Art and seeing some young painters play - ing the sedulous ape to Rembrandt. See also: make a monkey of someone / monkey someone. go around someone • run circles around someone go around someone—circumvent or outwit a person; avoid dealing with smb.: We will want to go around the boss. He will say no if asked. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase go around with someone(also: run around with some- one) be seen together in public in the company of smb. of the opposite sex: Once he started going around with her there were more withdrawals than deposits in his savings book. run circles around someone—(also: run rings around someone) greatly excel a person in some activity; completely outclass a competitor: Opponents will run circles around you unless you take the time to build up your players’ skills. See also: run someone round / run someone round in circles. go ashore • run ashore go ashore —leave a ship to go on land: We are now running into Gibraltar bay, and smartening up to go ashore . run ashore—(of a ship) be forced to the shore by bad weather, etc.: The ship ran ashore and the captain decided to dry out and come off on the rising tide. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the nominal phrase run ashore, a—(Nautical) a brief period of shore leave: It was a good run ashore for the ship’s company, with the Principality of Monaco granting free admission to many places of interest. go at a walk • go for a walk go at a walk —go on foot or ride a horse at a slow pace: He watched her as she went past at a walk , the black Labrador and he both gazing wistfully. go for a walk—take a stroll; walk for pleasure or exercise: In the morning McManus went for a walk through the mimosa-bushes. go at large • go big go at large —be permitted to move freely about at will: The question is to decide whether it is safe to allow the prisoner to go at large . go big —(coll., also: go big time) 1. operate on a large scale: I really like to barbecue and we decided to go big as the sale price was great. 2. enjoy a great success: After winning both days down in Colombia, Donny decided to go big on the dance floor as well. go away with something • walk away with something go away with something—1. succeed in stealing smth.: The thieves went away with all belongings of the passengers includ- ing their clothes. 2. (often negat.) form an idea or belief: It is easy but wrong to go away with the idea that the Buddha was a very special kind of preacher. walk away with something—1. = go away with something 1: He said the one time he was a victim, thieves walked away with a variety of items, including his tools and stereo. 2. = go away with something 2: How can he walk away with the idea that this behavior is unacceptable until he is told that it is unacceptable? 3. take attention from the rest of the perform- ance, etc.: Once again the petite blonde girl with the huge voice walked away with the show. 4. win smth. such as a com- petition or a prize easily: It came as no surprise that The Gold, the best team, walked away with the championship. go back on something • go back to something go back on something—fail to fulfill a promise, agreement, etc.: You should never go back on your promise to a child. go back to something —1. return to smth. as in conversation: Let’s go back to what the chairman was saying. 2. bring smth. back to the mind: Whenever grandmother talks, she always likes to go back to her younger days. 3. have a history extend- ing backwards in time: Phrase as black as a coal, with its vari- ants, goes back to Old English times. go bad • go badly go bad—1. (of perishable products) become unfit for con- sumption or use: Fish and meat soon go bad in hot weather. 2. be unsuccessful: It sometimes happened, Gertrude admit- ted, that an artist’s work went bad and she lost interest in him. 3. stop functioning: They know how to record and the tapes are good, but not long ago their machine went bad and they didn’t know it. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase go to the bad1. become completely immoral: Vince sobbed that it was too late and he had already “gone to the bad .” 2. have financial difficulties: The collapse of Enron acts as a reminder that socially bad companies often go to the bad financially, too. go badly— = go bad 2: It felt like the work went badly this time, but other people seemed impressed with how much we achieved. go bang • go with a bang go bang —explode or burst with a loud noise: He saw flashes and heard an automatic go bang . Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase bang goused when it suddenly becomes obvious that smth. cannot be kept or achieved: Bang goes his influence, maybe his job, if the two countries reach a real understand- ing. go with a bang—(also: go off with a bang) go very well or successfully; have an impressive effect: The party went with a bang , and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. go below • go under go below—(Nautical) go to the lower (underwater) levels in a ship: Nora and I went below to our bunks to make our beds and settle in before the ship left the channel. go under —1. (of a person or ship) go below the surface of the sea: Our boat went under in no time at all. Some time later the submarine approached us, spraying machine gun tracer bullets…. 2. (of a business) fail: A few weeks before the com- pany went under he checked to see if his pension was safe. 3. lose consciousness under the action of anesthesia, etc.: No one trained in administering anesthesia was dedicated to that task alone in his operating room as she went under . See also: come down / go down. go broke • go for broke go broke —lose money and so be unable to continue in busi- ness: The paper was going broke and would cease publica- tion. go for broke—use every possible effort; resort to extreme measures to achieve smth.: He decided to go for broke and put his reputation and job on the line. – 147 – go broke