I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bug is going around (= a lot of people have it )
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A lot of staff are off because there’s a bug going round.
a phase...going through
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It’s just a phase he’s going through .
found...heavy going
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I found his latest novel a bit heavy going .
get the adrenalin going (= make you feel nervously excited )
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There’s nothing like a good horror film to get the adrenalin going .
going bald
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Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties.
going blind (= becoming blind )
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He was slowly going blind .
going cheap (= selling for a lower price than usual )
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I bought this house because it was going cheap .
going crazy
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I feel so alone, sometimes I wonder if I’m going crazy .
going fishing
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Terry’s going fishing at Lake Arrowhead next weekend.
going for a ramble
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I quite like the idea of going for a ramble one weekend.
going full blast
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I had the gas fire going full blast .
going head-to-head with
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Courier companies are going head-to-head with the Post Office.
going home
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I’m going home now. See you tomorrow.
going over the same ground (= talking about the same things )
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At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground .
going right
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Everything’s going right for him at the moment.
going senile
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She worries about going senile .
going to arbitration (= someone is being asked to arbitrate )
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The dispute is going to arbitration .
going to fly
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News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly .
going under (= becoming unconscious )
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The doctor injected something into my arm and I immediately felt myself going under .
going...to the shops
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I’m just going down to the shops .
how’s it going
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So how’s it going at work these days? Still enjoying it?
keep the momentum going ( also sustain the momentum formal ) (= keep being successful )
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Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and win the next game as well.
no going back (= you will not be able to get back to your previous situation )
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If you decide to marry him, there will be no going back .
rough going (= a difficult and unpleasant experience )
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If there is a recession, next year will be very rough going.
something funny going on
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There’s something funny going on here.
the going rate (= the usual amount paid )
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She could not afford to pay them the going rate.
The going...heavy (= it was muddy for the horse races )
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The going was heavy at Cheltenham yesterday.
there is a party going on
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Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.
tough going (= difficult to read )
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I find his books pretty tough going .
when the going gets tough (the tough get going) informal (= used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it )
when the going gets tough (the tough get going) informal (= used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
coming
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Which did not cease to be full of visitors coming and going , eating and drinking.
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His room was closest to hers and she often saw him coming and going .
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Church commitments, Shanti's friends and our own, our family coming and going , gave us plenty of interest.
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It wasn't surprising, Carolyn thought, with all this coming and going .
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Those two have always been coming and going , for as long as I can remember.
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The place was in its usual chaotic state with people coming and going , discussing racing form or poring over maps.
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Sea levels have risen and fallen with the coming and going of the ice ages as they have everywhere else.
easy
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Atmosphere is easy going , service is attentive.
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Catherine Prince is tall, athletic-looking, easy going and sociable.
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A year younger than Deborah, he was kind and easy going .
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Horses are usually pretty easy going creatures who grow fond of people and attention: why then should some be anxious?
good
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On a happier note, list subscriptions are now in the mid-40s; pretty good going .
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It's no good going to see her, she just lies like a log.
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Even so, given the equipment of the time it was good going .
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Though Leeds looked good going forward, their back line looked shakey.
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Five minutes footage a day is good going and they use only 1 foot of film out of every 15 feet shot.
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Would we please give it a good going over?
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He was very fit and good going forward.
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But early punters were betting on the idea of good going and well-backed Sovereign Rock just could not handle the faster conditions.
heavy
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He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going .
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In part two: Heavy going: Weighing up the competition for the Boat Race.
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The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.
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The resulting interview was heavy going for both of them.
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Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going .
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Mwangaza was dull and heavy going .
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Like the writing of all books there are times of great enthusiasm, of heavy going and quite often real blockage.
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Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky's Sonata, which is distinctly heavy going .
tough
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It's tough going and non stop.
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It had been tough going , but Proby was grateful enough to knock a century off the £500 I owe him.
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All bookshops with an eye to their image have events nowadays, although the competition is tough going .
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This was important to her as she was self-supporting and had found it tough going in the last two years.
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As they say, when the going gets tough , the tough gets going.
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Last summer it'd had topped 14,000 and today almost 20,000 people find the job hunting tough going .
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Since then it's been tough going .
■ VERB
find
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Robbie's sandals were low-heeled, but even so she found the pace hard going .
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The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.
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They will find it extremely difficult going outside on a bright day and may see very little on a sunny day.
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Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going .
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This was important to her as she was self-supporting and had found it tough going in the last two years.
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But the equities salesman who goes to work for a futures dealer may find the going hard.
get
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That's part of their game to get the crowd going .
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It's got very little going for it.
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Could a form of cumulative selection get going ?
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It's hard to get a real exchange going .
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On trying to get this going in Hartlepool the other week they attracted about six men.
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And then there was Devonshire, who at least attempted to get West Ham going .
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As they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
keep
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Once the fire is lit, it has to be kept going and refuelled as necessary.
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When going to the C section keep the snare going.
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Just keep going and hope something turns up.
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It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
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Like the rest of Britain's many great long distance runners Zarei has this ability to ignore the pain and keep going .
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I just kept going and going, leaving you further and further behind.
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Pray, hold on, keep going , work.
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It keeps the tension going until the Tsarevich breaks the egg and thus signifies the death of Kostchei.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be getting/be going nowhere fast
be going
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Is there any more wine going ?
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The clock stopped during the night, but it's going again now.
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The washing machine's going , I can hear it.
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There aren't many jobs going in this part of the country.
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Although he says he supports creation of such sanctuaries, Pavin insists that authorities are going about it all wrong.
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He was eighteen years old, and he was going to the Royal Academy in London to learn to be an artist.
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His sister Wil was going to Haarlem, and then to Amsterdam.
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It is too hushed, something improper is going to happen.
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Nothing was going to spoil a divine day for a Saturday hike.
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The Category Romance offers consistency; the readers basically know what they are going to get before they open the book.
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Who was going to stop and talk to a young girl like me?
be going begging
be going great guns
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It is going great guns with special lines, the Fortress Alarm and the upgraded, fancy number, the Citadel.
be going on (for) 5 o'clock/60/25 etc
be going spare
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So 10,000 posters are going spare , and the Tories are laughing.
be going strong
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The program is 20 years old this month and is still going strong .
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I told you I'd put things off until this practice is going strong .
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Over at Half House the party was going strong .
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We were going strong when the bedroom door opened.
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When I'd washed up, the ebb was going strong again.
be going to do sth
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I'm going to go to the hospital tomorrow.
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It looks like it's going to rain.
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Nancy's going to meet us at the airport.
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Ruth and Al are going to move to Seattle.
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The committee is going to have several meetings to get student input.
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Furthermore, if the views are going to last, they will probably end up in a White Paper.
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I was going to sit with a big book of wallpaper in my lap while she and Adler looked over my shoulder.
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If the bad news is all that you can see, then change is going to be your enemy.
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Once you have decided where the mounting pillars are going to be inserted you are nearly done.
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There were clear expectations that he was going to step in.
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We are going to analyse responses to people and ideas.
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We were going to visit my aunt and uncle who have lived there for the past five years.
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You know Ringwald is going to be trouble for McGaw from the moment they meet at a party.
be selling/going like hot cakes
comings and goings
going forward
going, going, gone!
hard going
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Anyone who tried to set up in between us would find it hard going.
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But getting to be one of these fashionable high-flying image makers with a top salary is hard going.
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I don't mind it, but it's pretty hard going to sleep with this banging going on.
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Much of it was hard going, especially in the early parts.
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Robbie's sandals were low-heeled, but even so she found the pace hard going.
have a good thing going
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They've got a good thing going with that little business of theirs.
have everything going for you
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Barry had everything going for him -- charm, looks, intelligence, but still he was unemployed.
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Dan seemed to have everything going for him in college.
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She was bright and pretty and had everything going for her.
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It seems to have everything going for it.
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The events have everything going for them.
have nothing/not much/a lot etc going for sb/sth
heavy going
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Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going.
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Eoin Young's Diary is heavy going.
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He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going.
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Like the writing of all books there are times of great enthusiasm, of heavy going and quite often real blockage.
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Mwangaza was dull and heavy going.
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Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky's Sonata, which is distinctly heavy going.
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The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.
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The resulting interview was heavy going for both of them.
how are things going?/how's it going?/how goes it?
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"Hey, Al, how's it going ?" "Fine."
keep (sb) going
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I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
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It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
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Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
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Then I thought, why not keep this going?
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They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
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Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
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When going to the C section keep the snare going.
keep (sth) going
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I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
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It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
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Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
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Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.
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Then I thought, why not keep this going?
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They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
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Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
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When going to the C section keep the snare going.
keep going
keep going
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Keep going! You can break the record!
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At one point, Bessie Hall tried to give up, but Misner persuaded her to keep going.
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Even when the sun goes down, the world still has to keep going round.
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I was on the controls, and I decided to keep going.
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Maria kept going off on tangents.
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She had to keep going until they reached Ibiza.
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The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.
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The family car, an old Rugby, was kept going with similar improvisation.
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We kept going, Kip chuckling every so often, me concentrating on the map.
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At one point, Bessie Hall tried to give up, but Misner persuaded her to keep going.
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Even when the sun goes down, the world still has to keep going round.
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I was on the controls, and I decided to keep going.
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Maria kept going off on tangents.
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She had to keep going until they reached Ibiza.
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The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.
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The family car, an old Rugby, was kept going with similar improvisation.
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We kept going, Kip chuckling every so often, me concentrating on the map.
keep sb going
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Her letters were the only things that kept me going while I was a prisoner.
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I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
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It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
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Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
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Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.
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Then I thought, why not keep this going?
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They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
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Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
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When going to the C section keep the snare going.
like it's going out of fashion
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She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion .
look what you're doing/look where you're going etc
not be going anywhere
not know whether you are coming or going
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Andre's so in love he doesn't know whether he's coming or going.
sb's going to love sth
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And take it from me, you're going to love it.
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Just as well she had such guts really, because no one was going to love her for her feminine self.
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We want some one the public is going to love or hate, not just the leading scorer.
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You're going to love Riverstown.
there's no going back
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There's no going back, even if I wanted to, which I don't.
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Too late you realize that there's no going back.
to be going on with/to go on with
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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However, a bus service offers an alternative if the going proves too taxing.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
concern
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The factors which, if present, indicate the transfer as a going concern largely relate to intangible assets.
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Directors should report that their business is a going concern and auditors should report on this statement. 3.
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The possibility that parts of the business could be sold off as a going concern should not be overlooked.
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Although its assets are notionally worth £10 billion, their market value as a going concern must be far less.
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In consequence, the message contained within a going concern qualification may merely confuse users of financial statements.
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An accurate valuation as a going concern is as much in the interests of the owner as of the lender.
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There is no hard and fast rule as to what constitutes the transfer of a business as a going concern .
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But the Lancashire-based company has now ceased trading and will not be sold as a going concern .
rate
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What is the going rate for bodies in Cairo, Mr el Zaki?
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A million pounds is the going rate for an ordinary player in today's inflationary market.
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Who is it that sets the going rate for our work?
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The going rate for Edwards's 50 percent has risen rapidly since the affair began in August with Knighton's £10m offer.
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In 1986, the Employment Appeal Tribunal suggested that the going rate under this heading was £100.
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Your opponent will be familiar with these going rates and it may be possible to settle costs advantageously on this basis.
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Three thous the going rate , or was a few years back.
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It's the going rate - the market price, you understand?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be getting/be going nowhere fast
be going
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Is there any more wine going ?
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The clock stopped during the night, but it's going again now.
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The washing machine's going , I can hear it.
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There aren't many jobs going in this part of the country.
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Although he says he supports creation of such sanctuaries, Pavin insists that authorities are going about it all wrong.
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He was eighteen years old, and he was going to the Royal Academy in London to learn to be an artist.
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His sister Wil was going to Haarlem, and then to Amsterdam.
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It is too hushed, something improper is going to happen.
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Nothing was going to spoil a divine day for a Saturday hike.
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The Category Romance offers consistency; the readers basically know what they are going to get before they open the book.
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Who was going to stop and talk to a young girl like me?
be going begging
be going on (for) 5 o'clock/60/25 etc
be going places
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Alvin was part of it all now. Only 24, and he was going places .
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At only twenty-four, Ailey was going places - he was in a Broadway show.
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This company is clearly one that is going places .
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A test drive should convince you that Mazda are going places .
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I was going places , thinking and doing things I would never dream of in city civvies.
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I was really excited, believing that I was going places .
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Jonathon Morris, you will have gathered, is going places - and no one could be happier than the man himself.
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Only twenty-four, he was going places .
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Their Maria was going places , so he might as well keep her company.
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This woman, whose last performance was an extended run as a bartender, is going places .
be going to do sth
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I'm going to go to the hospital tomorrow.
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It looks like it's going to rain.
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Nancy's going to meet us at the airport.
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Ruth and Al are going to move to Seattle.
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The committee is going to have several meetings to get student input.
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Furthermore, if the views are going to last, they will probably end up in a White Paper.
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I was going to sit with a big book of wallpaper in my lap while she and Adler looked over my shoulder.
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If the bad news is all that you can see, then change is going to be your enemy.
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Once you have decided where the mounting pillars are going to be inserted you are nearly done.
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There were clear expectations that he was going to step in.
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We are going to analyse responses to people and ideas.
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We were going to visit my aunt and uncle who have lived there for the past five years.
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You know Ringwald is going to be trouble for McGaw from the moment they meet at a party.
be going to the dogs
be selling/going like hot cakes
comings and goings
going forward
going, going, gone!
have everything going for you
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Barry had everything going for him -- charm, looks, intelligence, but still he was unemployed.
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Dan seemed to have everything going for him in college.
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She was bright and pretty and had everything going for her.
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It seems to have everything going for it.
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The events have everything going for them.
have nothing/not much/a lot etc going for sb/sth
how are things going?/how's it going?/how goes it?
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"Hey, Al, how's it going ?" "Fine."
keep (sb) going
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I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
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It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
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Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
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Then I thought, why not keep this going?
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They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
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Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
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When going to the C section keep the snare going.
keep (sth) going
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I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
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It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
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Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
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Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.
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Then I thought, why not keep this going?
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They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
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Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
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When going to the C section keep the snare going.
keep going
keep going
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Keep going! You can break the record!
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At one point, Bessie Hall tried to give up, but Misner persuaded her to keep going.
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Even when the sun goes down, the world still has to keep going round.
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I was on the controls, and I decided to keep going.
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Maria kept going off on tangents.
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She had to keep going until they reached Ibiza.
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The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.
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The family car, an old Rugby, was kept going with similar improvisation.
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We kept going, Kip chuckling every so often, me concentrating on the map.
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At one point, Bessie Hall tried to give up, but Misner persuaded her to keep going.
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Even when the sun goes down, the world still has to keep going round.
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I was on the controls, and I decided to keep going.
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Maria kept going off on tangents.
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She had to keep going until they reached Ibiza.
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The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.
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The family car, an old Rugby, was kept going with similar improvisation.
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We kept going, Kip chuckling every so often, me concentrating on the map.
keep sb going
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Her letters were the only things that kept me going while I was a prisoner.
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I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
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It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
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Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
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Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.
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Then I thought, why not keep this going?
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They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
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Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
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When going to the C section keep the snare going.
like it's going out of fashion
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She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion .
look what you're doing/look where you're going etc
not be going anywhere
not know whether you are coming or going
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Andre's so in love he doesn't know whether he's coming or going.
sb's going to love sth
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And take it from me, you're going to love it.
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Just as well she had such guts really, because no one was going to love her for her feminine self.
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We want some one the public is going to love or hate, not just the leading scorer.
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You're going to love Riverstown.
there's no going back
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There's no going back, even if I wanted to, which I don't.
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Too late you realize that there's no going back.
to be going on with/to go on with
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the Lancashire-based company has now ceased trading and will not be sold as a going concern.
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Opinions differ about whether the going concern qualification does have incremental information content.
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The factors which, if present, indicate the transfer as a going concern largely relate to intangible assets.
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The latest going bulletin from Kempton favours Bradbury Star, with the going now changed to good to soft from soft.
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The pub was then sold as a going concern and refurbished.
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What is the going rate for bodies in Cairo, Mr el Zaki?