gonna

(I'm) not gonna lie

slang Used to indicate one's honest opinion about something, especially when that opinion may be unpopular, unexpected, or unfavorable. ("Gonna" is a colloquial spelling of "going to.") Ugh, I've been so bored this whole break! I'm not gonna lie, I'm kinda ready for school to start again. A: "The third movie in the series just ruined the whole franchise for me." B: "Really? It's always been my favorite one, not gonna lie." A: "And that's why I think women shouldn't enter politics." B: "Dude, not gonna lie, that all makes you sound like a misogynistic jerk."
See also: gonna, lie, not

everything's going to be OK

A phrase used to reassure or comfort someone. I know you're worried, but everything's going to be OK—I promise.
See also: going, OK

going to tattle

Ready to inform an authority figure of one's bad behavior. Aw man, if she saw us, she's definitely going to tattle.
See also: going, tattle

going to tell

Ready to inform an authority figure of one's bad behavior. Aw man, she's going to tell Mom what we did.
See also: going, tell

gonna

An informal contraction of "going to." I was gonna tell you, I swear! I'm gonna be rich and famous some day!

haters gonna hate

slang There will always be those who seek to criticize and undermine things, whether justified or not. The phrase is often used to dismiss such critics while acknowledging that it is no use trying to stop them. I don't enjoy when opposing teams' fans boo me, but, hey, haters gonna hate. Oh well, haters gonna hate. Don't that dampen your excitement!
See also: gonna, hate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

going to tell

 and going to tattle
a threat that one is going to report someone's misdeed to someone in authority. If you do that again, I'm going to tell! Sue just went to the teacher. She's going to tattle.
See also: going, tell
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

gonna

(ˈgɔnə and ˈgʊnə)
phr. going to. (Eye-dialect. Used in writing only for effect. Used in the examples of this dictionary.) I’m gonna get you, you little dickens!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • (I'm) not gonna lie
  • (I'm) not going to lie
  • make a stand
  • take a firm line (on or against something)
  • take a firm line/stand
  • take a firm stand (on or against something)
  • NGL
  • hazard an opinion
  • dangerous ground
  • (one's) considered opinion
References in periodicals archive
Craig Werner sets himself a compelling and daunting task in A Change Is Gonna Come: What's attempted is nothing less than a history of the complex interactions between popular music and racial politics in the United States in the final four decades of the twentieth century.
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And so we all go sit down, and I think he's gonna make an announcement that somebody's sick or something.
This Child's Gonna Live needs to be restored to its place in the tradition of African-American women's writing because it bridges the movements for Black Power and for women's rights.
It's gonna be dangerous, it's gonna be electric, but technically AJ's gonna pick him off, he's gonna beat him up, and he's gonna punish him.
I'm Gonna Sit Right includes the lines: "I'm gonna write words oh so sweet, they're gonna knock me off of my feet.
The album title comes from the lines 'I'm gonna write words oh so sweet, they're gonna knock me off of my feet.
"I'm gonna drink some beer and for the record, I'm not drunk...
A friend of mine said, 'here's an Olivia cruise--you guys wanna come?" I was like, "I want to, but I can't." "No, you guys should come!" I finally said, "All right, we're gonna do it." She talked to me about possibly doing an appearance, an autograph-signing or something, on the cruise.
You could need their support, and they're likely gonna need yours.
'They'll always going to see us as a thorn in their side but anything we wanna accomplish as a group, we know it's always gonna have to go through San Miguel because they are the best team,' he said.
"Trust me, we're gonna build a wall," Trump said.
"I'm gonna be 50 on July 3 and I think we'll have a big party.
I love it when it's Christmas Love this time of year A time of celebration A time to spread some cheer Loads of smiling faces Fun and banter All I wanna be Is a dancing Santa I'll dance through December Til it's New Year's Eve The world's best Santa Is gonna be me, me, me, me, me!
LET ME TELL YOU THAT WHEN YOU DO THAT TRICK IS GONNA HIT THE FLOOR LIKE A BOOK!!!