have to go some
have to go some to (do something)
To have to put forth great effort in order to do something. You'll have to go some to beat her time—she really swam a great race.
See also: go, have
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
have to go some (to do something)
to need to try very hard to accomplish something. That's really great, Jean! I have to go some to do better than that!
See also: go, have
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- have to go some to (do something)
- map
- all over the map
- a great many
- great many
- gone to the great (something) in the sky
- (as) tough as leather
- have a good name (somewhere or in something)
- strive against
- strive against (something)