Go blank
To suddenly be unable to remember something
(अचानक कुछ याद न आना)
Sentence: My mind went blank during the interview.
Go bonkers
To become crazy or act wildly
(पागल हो जाना)
Sentence: He went bonkers after hearing the shocking news.
Go bust
To become bankrupt
(दिवालिया हो जाना)
Sentence: Many small businesses went bust during the recession.
Go by the book
To follow rules or procedures exactly
(नियमों का सख़्ती से पालन करना)
Sentence: The officer always goes by the book in every case.
Go cold turkey (2)
To stop an addictive habit suddenly and completely
(एक झटके में छोड़ना)
Sentence: He decided to go cold turkey and quit smoking.
Go down a storm
To be received with great enthusiasm; to be very successful
(बहुत सफल होना)
Sentence: Her performance went down a storm with the audience.
Go down in flames (4)
To fail spectacularly and completely
(बुरी तरह असफल होना)
Sentence: Their plan went down in flames due to poor execution.
Go down like a lead balloon (4)
To be received very badly; to fail to impress
(दर्शकों को बिल्कुल पसंद न आना)
Sentence: His joke went down like a lead balloon at the meeting.
Go down the drain (2)
To be wasted or lost
(पूरी तरह बर्बाद हो जाना)
Sentence: All my hard work went down the drain after the project was cancelled.
Go down the tubes
To be ruined, or fail
(पूरी तरह नाकाम हो जाना)
Sentence: Their business plans went down the tubes due to poor management.
Go downhill
To deteriorate or decline
(गिरावट आना)
Sentence: His health went downhill after the surgery.
Go Dutch
To share the cost of something equally
(अपना-अपना बिल चुकाना)
Sentence: Let’s go Dutch for dinner tonight.
Go easy on
To use something sparingly; or to treat someone leniently
(कम इस्तेमाल करना / नरमी बरतना)
Sentence: Go easy on the salt while cooking.
Go for a song (5)
To be sold very cheaply
(सस्ते में बिकना)
Sentence: That old house went for a song at the auction.
Go for the jugular
To attack someone’s weakest point
(किसी की सबसे कमज़ोर नस पर वार करना)
Sentence: During the debate, he went straight for the jugular.
Go hard with
To be difficult or unpleasant for someone
(किसी के लिए स्थिति मुश्किल होना)
Sentence: The loss went hard with him and affected his confidence.
Go haywire
To stop working correctly and become out of control
(बेकाबू होना)
Sentence: The system went haywire during the presentation.
Go nuts
To become crazy or very excited
(पागल सा हो जाना)
Sentence: The fans went nuts when the actor appeared.
Go off on a tangent (2)
To change subject suddenly
(मुद्दे से भटकना)
Sentence: He went off on a tangent during the discussion.
Go off the air
To stop broadcasting a radio or tv programme
(प्रसारण बंद करना)
Sentence: The channel went off the air due to technical issues.
Go over one’s head
To be too difficult for someone to understand
(समझ से बाहर होना)
Sentence: The lecture went over my head.
Go pear-shaped (2)
To go badly wrong
(काम बिगड़ जाना)
Sentence: The event went pear-shaped due to poor planning.
Go red in the face
To become embarrassed or angry
(शर्म या गुस्से से चेहरा लाल हो जाना)
Sentence: He went red in the face after being criticized.
Go scot-free (2)
To escape without punishment or injury
(सज़ा से बचना)
Sentence: The criminal went scot-free due to lack of evidence.
Go suck a lemon
A rude expression telling someone to go away
(दफ़ा हो जाओ)
Sentence: When he insulted her, she told him to go suck a lemon.
Go the extra mile (8)
To make more effort than expected
(आवश्यकता से अधिक प्रयास करना)
Sentence: She always goes the extra mile to help her students.
Go the whole hog
To do something completely and thoroughly
(किसी काम को पूरा करना)
Sentence: If you’re planning a party, go the whole hog and make it grand.
Go through a rough (or sticky) patch (2)
To experience a difficult period
(मुश्किल दौर से गुजरना)
Sentence: The company is going through a rough patch this year.
Go through a sticky patch
To be in a difficult or awkward situation
(कठिन या उलझी हुई स्थिति में होना)
Sentence: He is going through a sticky patch in his career.
Go through fire and water (5)
To face any danger or difficulty for someone
(किसी के लिए हर ख़तरा उठाना)
Sentence: She would go through fire and water for her family.
Go through the roof
To rise very high; to become very angry
(बहुत बढ़ जाना; बहुत गुस्सा होना)
Sentence: Prices have gone through the roof recently.
Go through with a fine-tooth comb
Examining every small detail
(बारीकी से जाँच करना)
Sentence: The auditor went through the accounts with a fine-tooth comb.
Go to hell in a handbasket
To deteriorate rapidly and uncontrollably
(तेज़ी से बिगड़ना)
Sentence: The situation is going to hell in a handbasket.
Go to rack and ruin (2)
To be destroyed or fall into disrepair
(बर्बाद होना)
Sentence: The old building has gone to rack and ruin.
Go to someone’s head (2)
To make someone arrogant or overconfident
(सफलता का घमंड होना)
Sentence: Fame went to his head, and he started ignoring his old friends.
Go to the devil
An angry dismissal telling someone to go away
(भाड़ में जाओ)
Sentence: When he kept bothering her, she finally told him to go to the devil.
Go to the dogs (6)
To deteriorate or decline in quality or standards
(हालत बदतर होना; पतन होना)
Sentence: The company has gone to the dogs after poor management.
Go to the wall
To fail completely or be ruined financially
(दिवालिया हो जाना; पूरी तरह तबाह होना)
Sentence: Many small shops went to the wall during the crisis.
Go to the winds (2)
To be scattered, lost, or disregarded
(बर्बाद हो जाना)
Sentence: All his plans went to the winds after the sudden changes.
Go up in smoke (8)
To be destroyed or ruined completely; to fail
(बर्बाद हो जाना)
Sentence: Their investment went up in smoke due to bad decisions.
Go with the flow
To accept things as they happen without trying to change them
(हालात के अनुसार ढलना)
Sentence: Instead of stressing, just go with the flow.
God’s acre
A churchyard or burial ground
(चर्च का कब्रिस्तान)
Sentence: The old village had a quiet God’s acre behind the chapel.
God’s ape (2)
A person who is naturally foolish
(पैदाइशी मूर्ख)
Sentence: Stop acting like a God’s ape and think before you speak.
Go-getter
An ambitious and determined person
(महत्वाकांक्षी व्यक्ति)
Sentence: She is a real go-getter who never gives up easily.
Golden mean (2)
A moderate middle course
(मध्यम मार्ग; संतुलन का रास्ता)
Sentence: He believes in the golden mean between work and rest.
Grease someone’s palm (12)
To bribe someone
(रिश्वत देना)
Sentence: He had to grease the officer’s palm to get the work done quickly.
Grease the skids
To clear the way for something
(रास्ता साफ करना, काम जल्दी करवाना)
Sentence: The manager greased the skids for the new project approval.
Grease the wheels
To make a process or situation run more smoothly
(काम आसान बनाना)
Sentence: A little planning can grease the wheels of any project.
Great minds think alike
Intelligent people often have the same ideas or opinions
(बुद्धिमानों की सोच एक जैसी होती है)
Sentence: We both suggested the same solution—great minds think alike.
Greener pastures
A new place or situation that offers better opportunities
(बेहतर अवसर)
Sentence: He left his job in search of greener pastures.