| 单词 | on the go |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go Phrases P1. Chiefly colloquial. to have a go. a. (a) Chiefly with at. To aim a blow or shot at someone or something; to make an attack or onslaught upon someone or something. ΚΠ 1792 Lady's Mag. May 244/1 I felt such a flow of spirits and courage, that I hid myself behind a tree, determined to have a go at him—the moment he passed me, I fired my pistol. 1896 Pall Mall Mag. Apr. 525 It seemed a pity to let those brutes pass us with an unprotected flank, and not to have a go at them. 1914 G. Lee Diary 1 Aug. in Home Fires Burning (2006) 13 With our Navy at the very height of its strength and efficiency..it would be a mighty pity if we did not have a go at the Germans. 1973 E. Dunphy Only a Game? (1976) iii. 96 He had had a go, stuck the nut on a fellow, for which he was booked. 1991 R. Reiner Chief Constables iii. ix. 203 The boys in the sixth forms were going to have a go at each other in quite a nasty way. They were tooling themselves up. 2011 T. Ronald Becoming Nancy (2012) x. 146 Another boy has a go at Frances; starts pulling her hair and shoving her about. (b) Chiefly with at. To attack verbally, to berate; to reproach, criticize. ΚΠ 1835 R. H. Froude Let. 17 July in Remains (1838) I. 417 And now I will have another go at you, about your rule of faith in fundamentals. 1891 G. M. Fenn Sawn Off 109 I have not had a go at you for a twelvemonth. I haven't half done yet. 1911 J. E. Buckrose Love in Little Town xx. 346 You want to have a go at Lady Eleanour, do you? Well—have a go at her! There she is. 1977 ‘C. Aird’ Parting Breath x. 127 He was always having a go at Sergeant Gelven..about his weight. 1996 C. Higson Getting Rid of Mr Kitchen i. 8 ‘Don't get me wrong,’ he said. ‘I'm not having a go. I'm just stating a fact.’ 2012 H. Lucht Darkness before Daybreak ii. 46 Massimo had a go at him..for being a no-good lazybones. b. Frequently with at. To make an attempt at something; to have a spell or turn of doing something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] fandOE assayc1300 tryc1315 provec1330 adventurea1387 sayc1390 paina1400 havec1400 practisea1450 afforcec1487 afond1488 attempta1538 procure1574 endeavour1581 offer1611 poacha1616 attent1620 to venture at1623 essay1641 attentate1656 smacka1657 tempt1697 to try at1794 to have a go1802 to make a (good, poor, etc.) fist1833 tackle1847 to have or take a whack at1891 to make (or have, etc.) a stab at (something)1895 to have a dash (at)1916 1802 Sporting Mag. May 118/1 Then join'd Lord Grey the pleasant sport, For who could say him, ‘No!’ Fiery his horse, his whip but short, But yet, ‘He'd have a go.’ 1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I. iv. 123 You have stumbled on a passage you can't construe... Here, let me have a go at it. 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat 58 I agreed and sat down, and they had a go. 1895 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 176 We'll have another go at this game next Thanksgiving. 1912 W. Elmhirst Freshman's Diary 28 Apr. (1969) 67 We paddled most of the way up..& then Beach had a go at punting. Coming back I had a go for some time. 1933 Times 16 May 11/4 It was alleged that Field took a ‘push board’ into the room and asked several privates to ‘have a go’ at a penny a time. 1955 A. Atkinson Exit Charlie (1957) iv. 106 It might not be a bad thing to have a go at the acting profession, for a youngster. 1982 Southern Rag 12 43/2 A good, stompy little country blues band, they have a go at standards like Corinna. 2008 Independent 25 July (Extra section) 4/3 Some of these men had been members of local choral societies, some were singers in local bands; others were just up for having a go. c. Cricket. To hit out freely or recklessly in an attempt to make runs. ΚΠ 1880 Bell's Life in London 8 May 9/1 Twice he made leg hits that we have rarely seen excelled. He seems prone to ‘have a go’ however. 1894 N. Gale Cricket Songs (new ed.) 25 Toss him down a slow, you see, He's sure to have a go, you see! 1963 Times 28 Feb. 3/6 After several overs, during which he seemed to command the bowling, he announced to Reid, who was his partner, that he had ‘had it’ and was going to have a go. 2007 I. Botham Head On (2008) vi. 185 Doshi had tossed a few up well wide of off-stump, tempting me to have a go. d. British. Esp. of a private citizen (as distinct from a police officer, security guard, etc.): to take independent or single-handed action against criminals. ΚΠ 1965 Daily Mail 1 Jan. 7/2 Mr. Ranulph Bacon, Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner for Crime, yesterday gave this advice to the public if they saw gunmen carrying out a raid: ‘If you can have a go, have a go.’ 1965 Times 1 Jan. 4/6 It is completely wrong to encourage people to ‘have a go’..particularly when the criminals they are..having a go at are trigger-happy hooligans. 1966 Economist 6 Aug. 534/1 There is a cryptic passage about legal protection for citizens who fight against crime (Russians who ‘have a go’?). 1997 R. Ingleton Arming Brit. Police iv. 65 A passer-by who attempted to ‘have a go’ was shot and wounded and the criminals were pursued by a rapidly growing posse of policemen and others. 2003 Holiday Which? Summer 147/3 After the attacks of 11 September, passengers were more inclined to ‘have a go’. P2. in (also at) one go: in a single instalment; all at once; in one unbroken spell of effort. ΚΠ 1818 New Times 3 July And now, I think, you will allow I have given you as much as you could in reason expect at one go. 1847 R. Owen Let. 5 Nov. in Life (1894) I. ix. 304 As men spread they..killed the hyænas off at one go in Yorkshire, for example. 1902 A. M. Williamson Silent Battle xvi. 151 An offer of more than a week's salary, ‘all in one go’, merely for taking a gentleman's word. 1927 V. Sackville-West Let. 23 Feb. in Lett. to V. Woolf (1984) 153 The Persians are incapable of delivering the whole of the post at one go..so that it arrives in driblets. 1971 Guardian 22 Oct. 9/2 Partworks began in the mid-eighteenth century when the ‘Encyclopaedia Britannica’ found itself unable to raise sufficient funds to publish all the volumes in one go. 2006 New Yorker 25 Dec. 56/3 They were of that generation advised by dentists to have their teeth out in one go. P3. colloquial. it's a go: it's a deal; it's agreed; used to express assent to a proposal, bargain, etc. Similarly is it a go? ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] > an agreement forewardOE accordc1275 covenant1297 end1297 form1297 frettec1330 conjurationc1374 treatc1380 bargainc1386 contractc1386 comenaunt1389 compositionc1405 treaty1427 pact1429 paction1440 reconventionc1449 treatisea1464 hostage1470 packa1475 trystc1480 bond (also band) of manrent1482 covenance1484 concordance1490 patisement1529 capitulation1535 conventmenta1547 convenience1551 compact1555 negotiation1563 sacrament1563 match1569 consortship1592 after-agreementa1600 combourgeoisie1602 convention1603 comburghership1606 transaction1611 end-makingc1613 obligement1627 bare contract1641 stipulation1649 accompackmentc1650 rue-bargaina1657 concordat1683 minute1720 tacka1758 understanding1803 meet1804 it's a go1821 deal1863 whizz1869 stand-in1870 gentlemen's agreement1880 meeting of minds1883 1821 ‘N. A. Philomirth’ My Bk. 56 Lend me your cloaths, you know, and put five guineas into the breeches pocket, and it's a go. 1852 H. H. Paul Dashes Amer. Humour 12 ‘Bring me a red silk bonnet with an ostridge feather, and I'll be the happiest girl in Barley Creek.’ ‘It's a go, Polly.’ 1878 B. Harte Man on Beach 61 ‘Then it's a go?’.. ‘It's a go.’ 1908 Magnet 1 1 The Remove don't like you now, but we'll stick together, and bring them round. Is it a go? 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas i. 15 ‘Then say no more,’ I said. ‘It's a go.’ 2004 Weekly World News 2 Mar. 11/2 We've offered him the role and we're crossing our fingers. His people tell us there's a 95 percent chance it's a go. P4. colloquial. to make a go of: to make a success of, be successful in regard to, manage (esp. in to make a go of it). Similarly to make a good, etc., go of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] shift?1533 to pass muster1573 to give a good account of (something, often oneself)1601 to hit off1700 to make a job of1736 to make a do of1834 to make a go of it1836 cut1900 1836 H. M. Beauclerk in C. F. Beauclerk & H. M. Beauclerk Tales of Fashion & Reality 134 ‘They say as how he is courting Miss Laura.’ ‘Well,..I hope they'll make a go of it.’ 1848 Amer. Literary Mag. Oct. 211 Give me another cigar, friend; I can't make a go of this. 1870 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 5 Aug. Try hop scotch. Perhaps you can make a go of that. 1893 Spectator (N.Y.) 13 Apr. 216/1 The National Live Stock Insurance Company, started six years ago by St. Paul business men, has apparently made a good ‘go’ of it. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 20 Apr. 10/3 We should be glad to see any administrator make a go of the postal service. 1978 M. Sarton Reckoning xvi. 176 Of the three of us you're the one who has made a go of it as a human being. 1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 105 Someone who returned East after failing to make a go of it in the West. 2010 S. Rohrer Wandering Souls ii. 52 Jarratt moved a third time, clinging to the hope that he could make a go of running a school in the Virginia backcountry. P5. (at the) first go: at the first attempt; on the first occasion; straight away. Cf. at one go-off at go-off n. 1. ΚΠ 1892 New Harmony (Indiana) Reg. 9 Sept. The machine was very restive, and at the first go tried to climb all the trees at the edge of the sidewalk. 1911 G. K. Chesterton Innocence of Father Brown xi. 293 I believe I can guess it at the first go. 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle viii. 110 The Germans..were pretty certain of dishing Serbia at the first go. 1945 J. A. Thompson tr. H. Laxness Independent People lxvii. 494 Never let anyone hear you say you're such a blockhead as not to be able to learn three easy little verses first go. 1971 H. C. Rae Marksman i. vi. 51 He screwed her, knocked her up first go and..married her..before she could even contemplate abortion. 2005 B. O'Riain Running to stand Still vi. 126 The chaps in the pictures never admit it first go. P6. colloquial. on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go. a. On the move; in (constant) motion; active or busy, esp. continuously or without respite. In later use also: in progress. ΚΠ 1680 R. Hollingworth Acct. Spirits working upon Minds of Men 18 Whose heels are upon the go without any commission from the Head. 1828 Friend 15 Mar. 171/3 What with visitations to Seraphina and the superintendence of Marmaduke's establishment, she was ever on the go, and her time fully occupied. 1874 T. B. Aldrich Prudence Palfrey xiii. 216 Ever since the day we said good-by..I have been on the go. 1898 Maine Bugle July 198/2 We opened with grape and cannister [shot] and Johnnie went back; this was repeated three times, when we had them on the go and kept them going until [etc.]. 1919 Princeton Alumni Weekly 8 Jan. 267/3 We have been on the go since Sept. 26. 1938 Q. Bull. Alpine Garden Soc. 6 208 At last the tents were up and supper was on the go. 1965 Harper's Bazaar Dec. 89/1 Cosmetic traveller lined with silk for girls who are on the go all day. 1991 J. Kelman Burn (1992) 151 He stared across the bar to where a conversation was on the go between some guys he knew. 2009 Post & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) (Nexis) 17 Nov. d1 I've always been superactive. Always on the go. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > in adversity [phrase] > at the or one's worst > from a prosperous or thriving condition for (also to, into) the worseOE out of God's blessing into the warm sun1546 down (the) wind1600 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1682 to the bad1802 1682 E. Hickeringill 2nd Pt. Hist. Whiggism 66 They did so many Irrational, Senseless, and Destructive Acts, that almost all Lay at Stake..and was just upon the go. 1727 M. Robinson Walsingham IV. 318 The good fellow is upon the go; his life's not worth six weeks' purchase. 1777 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions VI. cxxxii. 131 I don't know what the plague ails him, but he's certainly upon the go. a1800 T. Bellamy Beggar Boy (1801) I. 6 No longer could she pay attention to the larder, and there daily examine that part of its stores which was somewhat—another saying of her's—‘On the go’. a1823 R. Ayton Ess. & Sketches Char. (1825) 236 A bit of stranded fish of the flat kind—much bruised, and rather ‘on the go’. 1842 E. FitzGerald Let. 16 Aug. (1889) I. 99 As to poor England, I never see a paper, but I think with you that she is on the go. 1881 Sunday at Home 16 July 451/1 Oh, it was all pretty level at first..but she's on the go, I seen it, the last twice as she's been. c. slang. Mildly intoxicated; tipsy. Now only in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [adjective] > drunk > partially drunk merrya1382 semi-bousyc1460 pipe merry1542 totty1570 tipsy1577 martin-drunk1592 pleasant1596 mellow1611 tip-merry1612 flustered1615 lusticka1616 well to live1619 jolly1652 happy1662 hazy1673 top-heavy1687 hearty1695 half-seas-over1699 oiled1701 mellowish1703 half channelled over1709 drunkish1710 half-and-half1718 touched1722 uppisha1726 tosie1727 bosky1730 funny1751 fairish1756 cherry-merry1769 in suds1770 muddy1776 glorious1790 groggified1796 well-corned1800 fresh1804 to be mops and brooms1814 foggy1816 how-come-ye-so1816 screwy1820 off the nail1821 on (also, esp. in early use, upon) the go1821 swipey1821 muggy1822 rosy1823 snuffy1823 spreeish1825 elevated1827 up a stump1829 half-cockedc1830 tightish1830 tipsified1830 half shaved1834 screwed1837 half-shot1838 squizzed1845 drinky1846 a sheet in the wind1862 tight1868 toppy1885 tiddly1905 oiled-up1918 bonkers1943 sloshed1946 tiddled1956 hickey- 1821 P. Egan Life in London ii. ii. 171 The fine old wines of the Corinthian had made him a little bit ‘on the go’. 1886 E. Lynn Linton Paston Carew II. ix. 191 ‘Ma'me Richard was on the go,’ as one of them said, when he helped to pick her up out of the gutter, and carry her dead-drunk into the back-kitchen. 1953 G. Heyer Cotillion iv. 49 ‘No, no Freddy, indeed I'm not inebriated!’ ‘Lord no, Kit! Nothing of that sort! Just a little bit on the go!’ 2004 M. Gedney On 12th Day of Christmas vi. 67 ‘I suppose you were in some low inn, drinking and gambling..’. ‘Well, I was a little bit on the go,’ he admitted. d. Moved to enthusiasm, excitement, etc.; enthused, stirred. rare. ΚΠ 1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 26 But if you can only afford to wait till you get us on the go. 1937 Poet Lore Jan. 354 Gotico. I tapped claret four times, and when I stick a man— Isidro. Oh, my God! Pugnose. What a man!..Gotico (aside). I've got them on the go. 1946 Proc. National Convent. Maritime Unions (U.S.) 39/1 We have strike committees in every single port..where our Union is represented—and the membership is really on the go, ready to give out! e. While moving from one place to another. ΚΠ 1942 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 2 Mar. 4/4 He eats on the go, grabs a little sleep standing on his feet. 1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose iii. 18 We never stopped for breakfast we had our ‘bait’ on the go, a chunk of bread and lard. 2004 W. B. McCloskey Raiders ii. xv. 211 Meals became candy bars on the go. f. In progress; in train. ΚΠ 1953 Grandview (Manitoba) Exponent 10 Sept. 4/3 The Galloping Teas started again with two books on the go. 1976 R. Berry Before forever After in A. Richards Penguin Bk. Welsh Short Stories 264 Half a dozen card schools on the go. 1995 G. Hall Dark Backward (1996) xviii. 309 He always had so many schemes on the go. 2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 18 Nov. 26 Reg currently has eight jobs on the go. P7. great go: see great go n. little-go: see little go n. (it's) no go: see no go phr., adj., and n. < as lemmas |
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