going

Related to going: Going concern, Going the Distance
See:
  • (Are you) going my way?
  • (I'm) not going to lie
  • (do something) as if it's going out of style
  • (do something) like it's going out of style
  • (have) got a thing going (with someone)
  • (have) got it going on
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • (is) anything going on?
  • (one had) better be going
  • (one) is going to kill (someone)
  • (one) is going to murder (someone)
  • (one) is not going to bite (someone)
  • (one) is not going to eat (someone)
  • (someone or something) is going to be the death of (one)
  • (someone) is not going to thank you for (something)
  • (something) is not going to (do something) itself
  • (still) going strong
  • (the) shit is going to hit the fan
  • Everything’s going to be okay
  • Going strong
  • How do you do
  • How goes it?
  • How're things going?
  • It's time we should be going
  • Nice going!
  • What's coming off?
  • What's going on?
  • What’s coming off?
  • What’s going down?
  • What’s going on?
  • When the going gets tough, the tough get going
  • a going concern
  • a light bulb goes off in (one's) brain
  • a light bulb goes off in (one's) head
  • a light bulb goes on in (one's) brain
  • a light bulb goes on in (one's) head
  • anything going on?
  • be (still) going strong
  • be going begging
  • be going cheap
  • be going gangbusters
  • be going great guns
  • be going on (for) (something)
  • be going on something
  • be going places
  • be going spare
  • be going to hell
  • be good going
  • be heavy going
  • be sleeping with the fishes
  • be still going strong
  • be swimming with the fishes
  • better be going
  • boldly go where no man has gone before
  • boldly go where no one has gone before
  • coming and going, have someone
  • coming or going, not know if one is
  • comings and goings
  • do something like it's going out of style
  • enough to be going on with
  • enough/something to be going on with
  • everything's going to be OK
  • everything's going to be all right
  • for the ride
  • get a move on
  • get going
  • get going with
  • get out while the going is good
  • get someone going
  • get something going
  • get something going with (someone)
  • get something going with someone
  • get while the going is good
  • go (a)round in circles
  • go (all) around the houses
  • go (as) red as a beetroot
  • go (in) for the kill
  • go (one's) (own) way
  • go (out) on strike
  • go (out) wilding
  • go (out) with (someone)
  • go (someone's) way
  • go (straight) to the top
  • go (the) whole hog
  • go (to) it
  • go AWOL
  • go Dutch
  • go a bit far
  • go a bomb
  • go a different way
  • go a long way
  • go a long way in (doing something)
  • go a long way toward (doing something)
  • go a long way toward (something)
  • go a purler
  • go aboard
  • go about
  • go about (doing something)
  • go about to (do something)
  • go about your work
  • go above and beyond
  • go above and beyond the call of duty
  • go across
  • go across (something) to (someone or something)
  • go after (someone or something)
  • go against (someone or something)
  • go against the flow
  • go against the grain
  • go against the stream
  • go against the tide
  • go ahead
  • go ahead with (something)
  • go all out
  • go all the way
  • go all the way to (some place)
  • go along
  • go along for the ride
  • go along with (someone or something)
  • go amok
  • go amuck
  • go ape
  • go apeshit
  • go around
  • go around Robin Hood's barn
  • go around and around
  • go arse over tit
  • go as (someone or something)
  • go as far as (doing something)
  • go astray
  • go at (someone)
  • go at (something)
  • go at a fast clip
  • go at each other tooth and nail
  • go at it
  • go at it hammer and tongs
  • go at it tooth and nail
  • go at one another tooth and nail
  • go away
  • go away empty-handed
  • go away with (someone)
  • go back
  • go back a long way
  • go back on (something)
  • go back to
  • go back to basics
  • go back to square one
  • go back to the salt mines
  • go bad
  • go badly with (someone or something)
  • go ballistic
  • go bananas
  • go bananas over (something)
  • go bang
  • go beet red
  • go beetroot (red)
  • go begging
  • go belly up
  • go below
  • go berserk
  • go between the bark and the tree
  • go between the moon and the milkman
  • go beyond (something)
  • go bitchcakes
  • go blank
  • go blooey
  • go bonkers
  • go broke
  • go bung
  • go bush
  • go bust
  • go by
  • go by the board
  • go by the name (of)
  • go cap in hand (to someone)
  • go co-op
  • go cold turkey
  • go commando
  • go counter
  • go crazy
  • go critical
  • go crook
  • go deep
  • go doolally
  • go down a blind alley
  • go down a bomb
  • go down a storm
  • go down a treat
  • go down a/the road
  • go down as (something)
  • go down badly
  • go down fighting
  • go down in defeat
  • go down in flames
  • go down in the world
  • go down like a lead balloon
  • go down like ninepins
  • go down memory lane
  • go down on (one)
  • go down that road
  • go down the chute
  • go down the drain
  • go down the line
  • go down the pan
  • go down the plughole
  • go down the rabbit hole
  • go down the toilet
  • go down the tubes
  • go down the wrong way
  • go down to (someone or something)
  • go down to defeat
  • go down to the wire
  • go down well
  • go down with (something)
  • go down with guns firing
  • go down with the ship
  • go downhill
  • go easy
  • go equipped
  • go eyes out
  • go far
  • go fifty-fifty
  • go flatting
  • go flooey
  • go flying
  • go for (someone)
  • go for (something)
  • go for a Burton
  • go for a drive
  • go for a ride
  • go for a song
  • go for a spin (to some place)
  • go for a toss
  • go for broke
  • go for nothing
  • go for the burn
  • go for the doctor
  • go for the fences
  • go for the jugular
  • go for the throat
  • go forth
  • go forward
  • go forward with (something)
  • go freeball
  • go freeballing
  • go from bad to worse
  • go from one extreme to another
  • go from one extreme to the other
  • go from rags to riches
  • go from strength to strength
  • go full circle
  • go further
  • go gangbusters
  • go gathering orange blossoms
  • go gold
  • go great guns
  • go halfies
  • go halfway
  • go hand in hand
  • go haywire
  • go head to head
  • go hell for leather
  • go hog wild
  • go home in a box
  • go home to mama
  • go hot and cold (all over)
  • go hungry
  • go in
  • go in a body
  • go in a different direction
  • go in and out
  • go in for (something)
  • go in off (of) (something)
  • go in off the deep end
  • go in on (something)
  • go in one ear and out the other
  • go in the right direction
  • go in with (someone)
  • go in with good cards
  • go in(to) heat
  • go into (something)
  • go into a huddle
  • go into a nosedive
  • go into a song and dance (about something)
  • go into a tailspin
  • go into action
  • go into effect
  • go into free fall
  • go into hiding
  • go into hock
  • go into orbit
  • go into overdrive
  • go into raptures
  • go into reverse
  • go into service
  • go into the same old song and dance (about something)
  • go into the service
  • go it alone
  • go it blind
  • go kablooey
  • go legit
  • go like a bomb
  • go like a dream
  • go like a rocket
  • go like clockwork
  • go like hot cakes
  • go like lightning
  • go like the wind
  • go live
  • go mental
  • go missing
  • go nap
  • go native
  • go no further
  • go non-linear
  • go nowhere (fast)
  • go nuclear
  • go number one
  • go number two
  • go nuts
  • go off
  • go off (one's) dot
  • go off (one's) rocker
  • go off at a tangent
  • go off at half-cock
  • go off half-cocked
  • go off on (something)
  • go off on one
  • go off the boil
  • go off the deep end
  • go off the handle
  • go off the hooks
  • go off the rails
  • go off the reservation
  • go off without a hitch
  • go off-kilter
  • go on
  • go on (and on) about (something)
  • go on (doing something)
  • go on a binge
  • go on a diet
  • go on a rampage
  • go on a spree
  • go on a wild goose chase
  • go on an errand
  • go on and on
  • go on for ages
  • go on for an age
  • go on record
  • go on relief
  • go on the account
  • go on the block
  • go on the dole
  • go on the fritz
  • go on the game
  • go on the offensive
  • go on the prowl
  • go on the rampage
  • go on the razzle
  • go on the rocks
  • go on the scrounge (for something)
  • go on the sick list
  • go on the stage
  • go on tick
  • go on to (something)
  • go on to a better land
  • go on tour
  • go on welfare
  • go on with (something)
  • go one's way
  • go one-on-one with (someone)
  • go out
  • go out and paint the town red
  • go out for a drive
  • go out for a ride
  • go out for a spin (to some place)
  • go out in search of (someone or something)
  • go out like a light
  • go out of (one's) head
  • go out of (one's) mind
  • go out of (one's) mind with (something)
  • go out of (one's) senses
  • go out of business
  • go out of fashion
  • go out of favor (with one)
  • go out of kilter
  • go out of service
  • go out of style
  • go out of the way to (do something)
  • go out of use
  • go out on a limb
  • go out on the tiles
  • go over
  • go over (something) in (one's) mind
  • go over (something) with a fine-tooth comb
  • go over big (with someone)
  • go over like a fart in church
  • go over like a lead balloon
  • go over the hill
  • go over the hills and far away
  • go over the wall
  • go over with a bang
  • go overboard
  • go past
  • go pear-shaped
  • go pee-pee
  • go phut
  • go places
  • go platinum
  • go poo-poo
  • go postal
  • go potty
  • go pound salt
  • go pound sand
  • go private
  • go public
  • go public with (something)
  • go red
  • go right
  • go round
  • go round the bend
  • go scot-free
  • go see Mrs. Murphy
  • go see a man about a dog
  • go shares
  • go short (of something)
  • go sky-high
  • go slow
  • go snaky
  • go so far as (doing something)
  • go so far as to (do something)
  • go so far as to say (something)
  • go soft in the head
  • go sour
  • go south
  • go spare
  • go stag
  • go steady (with someone)
  • go stir-crazy
  • go straight
  • go strong
  • go the distance
  • go the extra mile
  • go the knuckle
  • go the limit
  • go the round(s)
  • go the way of (something)
  • go the way of all flesh
  • go the way of the dinosaur(s)
  • go the way of the dodo
  • go the way of the horse and buggy
  • go the way of the horse and carriage
  • go the whole nine yards
  • go there
  • go through
  • go through (something) with a fine-tooth comb
  • go through (the proper) channels
  • go through a bad patch
  • go through a lean patch
  • go through a phase
  • go through a rough patch
  • go through a sticky patch
  • go through fire and water
  • go through hell
  • go through hell and high water
  • go through hoops
  • go through the ceiling
  • go through the change
  • go through the changes
  • go through the mill
  • go through the motions
  • go through the roof
  • go through the wringer
  • go through with (something)
  • go through-stitch
  • go tits up
  • go to (one's) glory
  • go to (one's) grave
  • go to (someone or something)
  • go to (something) as (someone or something)
  • go to Davy Jones's locker
  • go to Jericho
  • go to any length(s)
  • go to any length(s) to (do something)
  • go to bed
  • go to bed with (one)
  • go to bed with the chickens
  • go to bed with the sun
  • go to earth
  • go to extremes
  • go to ground
  • go to heaven in a wheelbarrow
  • go to hell and back
  • go to hell in a bucket
  • go to hell in a handbasket
  • go to hell in a handcart
  • go to law
  • go to pieces
  • go to pot
  • go to press
  • go to press with (something)
  • go to rack and ruin
  • go to sea
  • go to see a man about a dog
  • go to seed
  • go to sleep
  • go to the bathroom
  • go to the bother
  • go to the bother of (doing something)
  • go to the bother to (do something)
  • go to the country
  • go to the devil
  • go to the dogs
  • go to the ends of the Earth
  • go to the ends of the earth
  • go to the expense
  • go to the expense of (something)
  • go to the lavatory
  • go to the limit
  • go to the pack
  • go to the polls
  • go to the stake
  • go to the stake for (something)
  • go to the toilet
  • go to the trouble
  • go to the trouble of (doing something)
  • go to the wall
  • go to the world
  • go to the worst
  • go to town
  • go to town on (something)
  • go to trial
  • go to war (over someone or something)
  • go to waste
  • go to work
  • go to wrack and ruin
  • go toe-to-toe
  • go toe-to-toe with (someone)
  • go together
  • go too far
  • go toward (someone or something)
  • go two-forty
  • go under
  • go under the hammer
  • go under the knife
  • go under the name of (something)
  • go under the wrecking ball
  • go underground
  • go up
  • go up in flames
  • go up in smoke
  • go up in the world
  • go up the wall
  • go up to (something)
  • go upstairs
  • go viral
  • go walkabout
  • go walkies
  • go weak at the knees
  • go weak in the knees
  • go wee-wee
  • go well with (someone or something)
  • go west
  • go while the going is good
  • go wide
  • go wild
  • go window-shopping
  • go with a bang
  • go with a swing
  • go with it
  • go with the crowd
  • go with the flow
  • go with the stream
  • go with the territory
  • go with the tide
  • go without
  • go wrong
  • go zonkers
  • going away
  • going great guns
  • going high
  • going my way?
  • going on
  • going over
  • going rate
  • going to
  • going to (do something)
  • going to see Mrs. Murphy
  • going to tattle
  • going to tell
  • going, going, gone
  • going, going, gone!
  • goings-on
  • good going
  • great guns, going
  • hard going
  • haters gonna hate
  • have (someone) coming and going
  • have (someone) going
  • have (something) going for (one)
  • have a good thing going
  • have a lot going
  • have a lot, something, nothing, etc. going for you
  • have a thing going
  • have going
  • have going for one
  • have going for you
  • have it going on
  • have nothing going for (someone or something)
  • heavy going
  • if the going gets rough
  • if the going gets tough
  • keep (going) on about (someone or something)
  • keep (going) on about (something)
  • keep (going) on at (one)
  • keep (one) going
  • keep going
  • keep somebody going
  • know where (one) is going
  • know where you're going
  • like gangbusters, come on/going
  • like it is going out of fashion or style
  • like it was going out of style
  • like it's going out of fashion
  • like it's going out of style
  • make heavy going of (something)
  • need (doing)
  • nice going
  • not anything going on upstairs
  • not go any further
  • not going to win any beauty contests
  • not know if (one) is coming or going
  • not know if you are coming or going
  • not know whether (one) is coming or going
  • not know whether one is coming or going
  • not know whether one is coming or going and not know if one is ...
  • not know whether you are coming or going
  • not know whether you're coming or going
  • not much going on upstairs
  • not take (something) sitting down
  • not tell a soul
  • not touch a drop
  • nothing going on upstairs
  • quit while the going is good
  • slow going
  • spend money like it's going out of style
  • take (one's) ball and go home
  • the balloon goes up
  • the comings and goings
  • the going rate
  • the going rate (for something)
  • the going thing
  • the way things are (going)
  • things that go bump in the night
  • tough going
  • went out with the ark
  • when the going gets rough
  • when the going gets tough
  • while the going is good
References in classic literature
Meg and Jo came running down to behold the miracle which had been wrought, and Amy, feeling very precious and self-sacrificing, promised to go, if the doctor said Beth was going to be ill.
He took her to one of the restaurants he had been in the habit of going to with Mildred.
He took another whiskey and soda to steady himself, and going to bed sank into a dreamless sleep till mid-day.
Now that I am older and know more about it, I am also stronger, and whether here among this people, or by going to Pylos, I will do you all the harm I can.
"Telemachus," said one youngster, "means to be the death of us; I suppose he thinks he can bring friends to help him from Pylos, or again from Sparta, where he seems bent on going. Or will he go to Ephyra as well, for poison to put in our wine and kill us?"
As to what he should do beyond that, he had come to two distinct resolutions amidst the tumult of thought and feeling which was going on within him while he went to and fro.
With this last determination on his mind, of going straight to Arthur, the thought that he had spent two days in inquiries which had proved to be almost useless, was torturing to Adam; and yet, since he would not tell the Poysers his conviction as to where Hetty was gone, or his intention to follow her thither, he must be able to say to them that he had traced her as far as possible.
Could she possibly think in her position of going to Patti's benefit, where all the circle of her acquaintances would be?
I tell you, chile, I'spec it save' ole Jim -- ole Jim ain't going to forgit you for dat, honey."
I'm NOT going to Redmond; and I AM going to stay here and teach.
I observed the biggest had a fine gold watch on, and a good necklace of pearl, and they had a footman in livery with them; but as it is not usual for the footman to go behind the ladies in the Mall, so I observed the footman stopped at their going into the Mall, and the biggest of the sisters spoke to him, which I perceived was to bid him be just there when they came back.
"That's the beginning," he announced triumphantly." And I'm going to stop in the porch and talk as long as there's anybody there to talk to.
We loafed along up the road, and now and then met a person and stopped and said howdy, and told them when we come, and how we left the folks at home, and how long we was going to stay, and all that, but none of them said a word about that thing; which was just astonishing, and no mistake.
"The finest place in England -- worth going fifty miles at any time to see."
We told him that he would have to go without shaving that morning, as we weren't going to unpack that bag again for him, nor for anyone like him.