COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a shudder ran/passed/went through sb
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A shudder ran through him at the touch of her fingers.
cheer went up
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A great cheer went up from the crowd.
fire alarm went off
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We were in the middle of an exam when the fire alarm went off .
it went against the grain
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Mary is always honest and it went against the grain to tell lies.
the line went dead (= suddenly stopped working completely )
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There was a click, then the line went dead .
trail went cold (= they could not find any signs of him )
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Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold .
went a bit mad (= spent a lot of money )
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We went a bit mad and ordered champagne.
went aboard
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They finally went aboard the plane.
went according to plan
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Everything went according to plan , and we arrived on time.
went all right (= happened with no problems )
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Tony was worried about the meeting but it went all right .
went as planned (= happened the way it had been planned )
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The wedding was fine and everything went as planned .
went bankrupt
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The firm went bankrupt before the building work was completed.
went below (= to the lower level of the ship )
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Captain Parker went below , leaving Clooney in charge.
went crashing
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The plates went crashing to the ground.
went dark (= became dark )
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Suddenly, the room went dark .
went diving
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We went diving on the coral reef.
went downhill...rapidly
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Grandma fell and broke her leg, and she went downhill quite rapidly after that.
went down...pit (= worked in a coal mine )
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Dad first went down the pit when he was 15 years old.
went flying
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The ball bounced off the wall and went flying into the garden next door.
went for a stroll
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They went for a stroll in the park.
went from bad to worse (= got even worse )
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When she arrived, things just went from bad to worse !
went further (= said or did something more extreme )
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Whaling in Australia was stopped. But the Australian government went further and proposed a global ban.
went into a nosedive
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Everyone screamed as the plane suddenly went into a nosedive .
went into a nosedive
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The economy went into a nosedive .
went into a slide
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The car went into a slide .
went into convulsions
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His temperature was very high and he went into convulsions .
went into extra time
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The match went into extra time .
went into hysterics
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She went into hysterics when she heard about her husband.
went into liquidation (= were closed )
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Hundreds of small businesses went into liquidation .
went into receivership
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The company went into receivership with massive debts.
went into...skid (= started to skid )
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He slammed on the brakes and we went into a long skid .
went limp
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His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor.
went mad (= became very excited )
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When Italy scored, the crowd went mad .
went on hunger strike
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A total of 300 students occupied the building and over 50 went on hunger strike .
went on safari
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They went on safari in Kenya.
went on the rampage
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Rioters went on the rampage through the town.
went on...bender
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The whole team went on a bender and were arrested.
went on...spree
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They went on a drinking spree .
went pitter-patter
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Anna’s heart went pitter-patter as she opened the letter.
went platinum
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Eight of Denver’s albums went platinum .
went pop (= made a sudden short sound )
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The balloon went pop .
went quiet
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When they walked into the pub, the place went quiet .
went quiet
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The crowd went quiet .
went rotten
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The apples went rotten very quickly.
went septic
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a cut that went septic
went sightseeing
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She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing , and relaxed.
went skating
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We went skating in Central Park.
went skinny-dipping
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As soon as it got dark, we all went skinny-dipping .
went snorkeling
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We went snorkeling in Hawaii.
went sprawling
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I tripped on a stone and went sprawling on the pavement.
went surfing
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When we were in Hawaii, we went surfing every day.
went swimming
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We went swimming on Saturday.
went through the ritual
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He went through the ritual of lighting his cigar.
went through...contortions
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He went through a series of amazing contortions to get Karen a work permit.
went unanswered
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The children’s cries for help went unanswered .
went unheard
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Her cries for help went unheard .
went unheeded
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Her warnings went unheeded .
went walking
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We went walking in the hills.
went wide
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His throw to first base went wide .
went without a hitch
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The whole show went without a hitch .
went youth hostelling
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I went youth hostelling in the Peak District.
went...funny
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After his wife died he went a bit funny .
went...several ways (= went in different directions )
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They shook hands and went their several ways .