be on the go

on the go

1. Constantly in motion, active, or working. I feel as if I need to always be on the go; life's too short to be idle!

2. Leaving or departing, often unexpectedly or with great haste; on the move. Look out, that toddler's on the go!

See also: go, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

on the go

busy; moving about busily. I'm usually on the go all day long. I hate being on the go all the time.

See also: go, on

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

on the go

In constant activity, very busy, as in I'm exhausted-I've been on the go since eight this morning. [Mid-1800s]

See also: go, on

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

on the go

very active or busy. informal

See also: go, on

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

be on the ˈgo

(informal) be busy and active: I’ve been on the go all day and I’m exhausted. She’s always on the go. I wish she would just sit down and relax sometimes.

See also: go, on

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

on the go, to be

To be extremely active and busy. Formerly used to mean a variety of conditions, among them intoxication and imminent catastrophe, this term acquired its present meaning in the first half of the nineteenth century. Thomas B. Aldrich used it in Prudence Palfrey (1874): “Ever since the day we said good-bye . . . I have been on the go.”

词组	be on the go
释义	be on the go on the go 1. Constantly in motion, active, or working. I feel as if I need to always be on the go; life's too short to be idle! 2. Leaving or departing, often unexpectedly or with great haste; on the move. Look out, that toddler's on the go! See also: go, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on the go busy; moving about busily. I'm usually on the go all day long. I hate being on the go all the time. See also: go, on McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. on the go In constant activity, very busy, as in I'm exhausted-I've been on the go since eight this morning. [Mid-1800s] See also: go, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. on the go very active or busy. informal See also: go, on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary be on the ˈgo (informal) be busy and active: I’ve been on the go all day and I’m exhausted. She’s always on the go. I wish she would just sit down and relax sometimes. See also: go, on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary on the go, to be To be extremely active and busy. Formerly used to mean a variety of conditions, among them intoxication and imminent catastrophe, this term acquired its present meaning in the first half of the nineteenth century. Thomas B. Aldrich used it in Prudence Palfrey (1874): “Ever since the day we said good-bye . . . I have been on the go.” See also: on The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: on the go be bone idle rich piddler idle away sunny side the sunny side frozen in time chitchat pure luck
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