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单词 going
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going1 noungoing2 adjective
goinggo‧ing1 /ˈɡəʊɪŋ $ ˈɡoʊ-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • However, a bus service offers an alternative if the going proves too taxing.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto do something after a delay or pause
especially British, spoken to start doing something that you should have started already, or continue doing something that you have stopped doing for a short time: · I'm glad the guests are gone so I can get on with my work.· Heavy rain is preventing rescue teams from getting on with the search.get on with it: · Stop messing around - just get on with it!
also get round to British to finally do something that you have been intending to do for a long time, but have been too busy or too lazy to do: · I was going to fill out an application, but I never got around to it.get around/round to doing something: · I must get round to painting the kitchen some day.
spoken to start doing something, especially when you should have started already: · We've got so much to do - let's get going.get going on: · You need to get going on that report. It's due tomorrow.
to start a journey
to start a long journey or start going somewhere, especially if your journey has been planned or has a special purpose: · What time do you have to set off in the morning?· We had meant to set out before lunch but nobody was ready to leave.set off/set out towards/along/in the direction of etc: · Packing herself a couple of sandwiches, she set off along the cliff path.· The weather had been fine on the morning that the climbers set out up the last part of the mountain.set off/set out for: · My mother was only twenty when she married my father and set off for Addis Ababa.set off/set out from: · The Royal Navy set out from Portsmouth on July 13th.set off/set out to do: · Columbus set out to discover America in the fifteenth century.
to start a journey to a particular place: · When are you starting for Seattle?· It was already dark by the time we started for home.
to start moving away from a place where you have been, especially if you are driving a car, riding a bicycle etc: · Before starting off you should check that your seat and mirrors are properly adjusted.start off along/towards/down etc: · The riders got back on their horses and started off along the track again.
informal to start a journey: · It's time we hit the road.· The group will be hitting the road again in the new year, in order to promote their new album.
informal to start a journey or start going somewhere, especially when you are late or when there has been a delay: · Let's get going now or we'll miss the train.· The coach was supposed to leave at 10:30 but we eventually got going at 3 o'clock.· Get going, you two! Didn't you hear the school bell?
to switch something on
to make something start working, for example by pressing a button - use this about things that use electricity, for example lights, televisions, or computers: switch on something: · Will you switch on the television?· I switched on the radio to listen to the news.switch something on: · Do you mind if I switch the light on?· Exhaust fumes come into the car when I switch on the air conditioner.
to make something start working, for example by turning a tap or pressing a button - use this about things that use electricity, gas, or water: turn on something: · He went into the bathroom and turned on the shower.· Use timers to turn on indoor lights while you are away.turn something on: · Do you want me to turn the lights on?
to make a light, radio etc start working: put the light/radio/TV/kettle etc on: · Eva put the kettle on to make a cup of coffee.· Put the light on, then we can see what we're doing.· It was so cold I put the heating back on.
also start up to make a car, engine, machine etc start working: · She started the car and backed slowly out of the garage.· Clean or replace the air filter before attempting to start the engine.
: get a car/engine/machine etc started/going to succeed in making a car etc start after having some difficulty: · I couldn't get my car started this morning.· He rebuilt the engine and finally got it going.· It took the repairman an hour to get the washing machine going again.
to do something to make a piece of equipment that warns you about something start: set off something: · Someone accidentally set off the fire alarm.· Smoke alarms can be set off by smoke from cigarettes, cooking, and fireplaces.set something off: · The alarm is so sensitive that the slightest movement will set it off.
to make a system start operating - use this especially in technical contexts: · The bomb's firing mechanism is activated by a time-clock.· The smoke activated the sprinkler system.
to make a clock, toy, or other machine that does not have a power supply start moving: · Mr Carey wound up the old clock and gently set the pendulum going.· She pulled the lever that set the pump going and waited for the water.
to press a button which makes a machine start: · What happens when you press this button?· Somebody pushed the alarm button.
to pull a large control that switches on the electricity supply to something: · The Speaker of the House threw the switch for the Christmas tree lights in front of the Capitol building.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 I’m getting the work done, but it’s slow going.
 We climbed the mountain in three hours, which wasn’t bad going.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 There’s nothing like a good horror film to get the adrenalin going (=make you feel nervously excited).
 The dispute is going to arbitration (=someone is being asked to arbitrate).
 If you decide to marry him, there will be no going back (=you will not be able to get back to your previous situation).
 Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties.
 I had the gas fire going full blast.
 He was slowly going blind (=becoming blind).
(=a lot of people have it)· A lot of staff are off because there’s a bug going round.
 I bought this house because it was going cheap (=selling for a lower price than usual).
 I feel so alone, sometimes I wonder if I’m going crazy.
 Terry’s going fishing at Lake Arrowhead next weekend.
 News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly.
 There’s something funny going on here.
 At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground (=talking about the same things).
 Courier companies are going head-to-head with the Post Office.
 I found his latest novel a bit heavy going.
 The going was heavy (=it was muddy for the horse races) at Cheltenham yesterday.
 I’m going home now. See you tomorrow.
 So how’s it going at work these days? Still enjoying it?
(also sustain the momentum formal) (=keep being successful)· Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and win the next game as well.
· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.
 It’s just a phase he’s going through.
 I quite like the idea of going for a ramble one weekend.
(=the usual amount paid)· She could not afford to pay them the going rate.
 Everything’s going right for him at the moment.
(=a difficult and unpleasant experience)· If there is a recession, next year will be very rough going.
 She worries about going senile.
 I’m just going down to the shops.
 I find his books pretty tough going (=difficult to read).
informal (=used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it)
 The doctor injected something into my arm and I immediately felt myself going under (=becoming unconscious).
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Which did not cease to be full of visitors coming and going, eating and drinking.· His room was closest to hers and she often saw him coming and going.· Church commitments, Shanti's friends and our own, our family coming and going, gave us plenty of interest.· It wasn't surprising, Carolyn thought, with all this coming and going.· Those two have always been coming and going, for as long as I can remember.· The place was in its usual chaotic state with people coming and going, discussing racing form or poring over maps.· Sea levels have risen and fallen with the coming and going of the ice ages as they have everywhere else.
· Atmosphere is easy going, service is attentive.· Catherine Prince is tall, athletic-looking, easy going and sociable.· A year younger than Deborah, he was kind and easy going.· Horses are usually pretty easy going creatures who grow fond of people and attention: why then should some be anxious?
· On a happier note, list subscriptions are now in the mid-40s; pretty good going.· It's no good going to see her, she just lies like a log.· Even so, given the equipment of the time it was good going.· Though Leeds looked good going forward, their back line looked shakey.· Five minutes footage a day is good going and they use only 1 foot of film out of every 15 feet shot.· Would we please give it a good going over?· He was very fit and good going forward.· But early punters were betting on the idea of good going and well-backed Sovereign Rock just could not handle the faster conditions.
· He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going.· In part two: Heavy going: Weighing up the competition for the Boat Race.· The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.· The resulting interview was heavy going for both of them.· Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going.· Mwangaza was dull and heavy going.· Like the writing of all books there are times of great enthusiasm, of heavy going and quite often real blockage.· Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky's Sonata, which is distinctly heavy going.
· It's tough going and non stop.· It had been tough going, but Proby was grateful enough to knock a century off the £500 I owe him.· All bookshops with an eye to their image have events nowadays, although the competition is tough going.· This was important to her as she was self-supporting and had found it tough going in the last two years.· As they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.· Last summer it'd had topped 14,000 and today almost 20,000 people find the job hunting tough going.· Since then it's been tough going.
VERB
· Robbie's sandals were low-heeled, but even so she found the pace hard going.· The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.· They will find it extremely difficult going outside on a bright day and may see very little on a sunny day.· Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going.· This was important to her as she was self-supporting and had found it tough going in the last two years.· But the equities salesman who goes to work for a futures dealer may find the going hard.
· That's part of their game to get the crowd going.· It's got very little going for it.· Could a form of cumulative selection get going?· It's hard to get a real exchange going.· On trying to get this going in Hartlepool the other week they attracted about six men.· And then there was Devonshire, who at least attempted to get West Ham going.· As they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
· Once the fire is lit, it has to be kept going and refuelled as necessary.· When going to the C section keep the snare going.· Just keep going and hope something turns up.· It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.· Like the rest of Britain's many great long distance runners Zarei has this ability to ignore the pain and keep going.· I just kept going and going, leaving you further and further behind.· Pray, hold on, keep going, work.· It keeps the tension going until the Tsarevich breaks the egg and thus signifies the death of Kostchei.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the going
  • Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going.
  • Eoin Young's Diary is heavy going.
  • He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going.
  • Like the writing of all books there are times of great enthusiasm, of heavy going and quite often real blockage.
  • Mwangaza was dull and heavy going.
  • Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky's Sonata, which is distinctly heavy going.
  • The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.
  • The resulting interview was heavy going for both of them.
  • Let's get out while the going's good.
► when the going gets tough, the tough get goingPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► not be going anywhere► be going begging
  • Andre's so in love he doesn't know whether he's coming or going.
► comings and goings► be going to the dogs
  • Barry had everything going for him -- charm, looks, intelligence, but still he was unemployed.
  • Dan seemed to have everything going for him in college.
  • She was bright and pretty and had everything going for her.
  • It seems to have everything going for it.
  • The events have everything going for them.
  • She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion.
► be getting/be going nowhere fast► give something a going-over► give somebody a going-over
  • They've got a good thing going with that little business of theirs.
  • It is going great guns with special lines, the Fortress Alarm and the upgraded, fancy number, the Citadel.
  • Anyone who tried to set up in between us would find it hard going.
  • But getting to be one of these fashionable high-flying image makers with a top salary is hard going.
  • I don't mind it, but it's pretty hard going to sleep with this banging going on.
  • Much of it was hard going, especially in the early parts.
  • Robbie's sandals were low-heeled, but even so she found the pace hard going.
  • Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going.
  • Eoin Young's Diary is heavy going.
  • He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going.
  • Like the writing of all books there are times of great enthusiasm, of heavy going and quite often real blockage.
  • Mwangaza was dull and heavy going.
  • Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky's Sonata, which is distinctly heavy going.
  • The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.
  • The resulting interview was heavy going for both of them.
► be selling/going like hot cakes
  • Keep going! You can break the record!
  • At one point, Bessie Hall tried to give up, but Misner persuaded her to keep going.
  • Even when the sun goes down, the world still has to keep going round.
  • I was on the controls, and I decided to keep going.
  • Maria kept going off on tangents.
  • She had to keep going until they reached Ibiza.
  • The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.
  • The family car, an old Rugby, was kept going with similar improvisation.
  • We kept going, Kip chuckling every so often, me concentrating on the map.
  • I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
  • It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
  • Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
  • Then I thought, why not keep this going?
  • They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
  • Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
  • When going to the C section keep the snare going.
  • I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
  • It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
  • Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
  • Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.
  • Then I thought, why not keep this going?
  • They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
  • Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
  • When going to the C section keep the snare going.
  • At one point, Bessie Hall tried to give up, but Misner persuaded her to keep going.
  • Even when the sun goes down, the world still has to keep going round.
  • I was on the controls, and I decided to keep going.
  • Maria kept going off on tangents.
  • She had to keep going until they reached Ibiza.
  • The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.
  • The family car, an old Rugby, was kept going with similar improvisation.
  • We kept going, Kip chuckling every so often, me concentrating on the map.
  • Her letters were the only things that kept me going while I was a prisoner.
  • I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
  • It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
  • Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
  • Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.
  • Then I thought, why not keep this going?
  • They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
  • Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
  • When going to the C section keep the snare going.
► look what you’re doing/look where you’re going etc
  • And take it from me, you're going to love it.
  • Just as well she had such guts really, because no one was going to love her for her feminine self.
  • We want some one the public is going to love or hate, not just the leading scorer.
  • You're going to love Riverstown.
  • Alvin was part of it all now. Only 24, and he was going places.
  • At only twenty-four, Ailey was going places - he was in a Broadway show.
  • This company is clearly one that is going places.
  • A test drive should convince you that Mazda are going places.
  • I was going places, thinking and doing things I would never dream of in city civvies.
  • I was really excited, believing that I was going places.
  • Jonathon Morris, you will have gathered, is going places - and no one could be happier than the man himself.
  • Only twenty-four, he was going places.
  • Their Maria was going places, so he might as well keep her company.
  • This woman, whose last performance was an extended run as a bartender, is going places.
  • So 10,000 posters are going spare, and the Tories are laughing.
  • The program is 20 years old this month and is still going strong.
  • I told you I'd put things off until this practice is going strong.
  • Over at Half House the party was going strong.
  • We were going strong when the bedroom door opened.
  • When I'd washed up, the ebb was going strong again.
1the difficulty or speed with which something is donehard/rough/slow etc going I’m getting the work done, but it’s slow going.good going/not bad going We climbed the mountain in three hours, which wasn’t bad going.2the act of leaving a place SYN  departure:  His going will be no great loss to the company.3heavy going if a book, play etc is heavy going, it is boring and difficult to understand4while the going’s good spoken if you suggest doing something while the going’s good, you think it should be done before it becomes difficult or impossible:  Let’s leave while the going’s good.5when the going gets tough, the tough get going when the conditions become difficult, strong people begin to do something in a determined way6the going British English the condition of the ground, especially for a horse race → comings and goings at coming1(2)
going1 noungoing2 adjective
goinggoing2 adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But the Lancashire-based company has now ceased trading and will not be sold as a going concern.
  • Opinions differ about whether the going concern qualification does have incremental information content.
  • The factors which, if present, indicate the transfer as a going concern largely relate to intangible assets.
  • The latest going bulletin from Kempton favours Bradbury Star, with the going now changed to good to soft from soft.
  • The pub was then sold as a going concern and refurbished.
  • What is the going rate for bodies in Cairo, Mr el Zaki?
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto have an advantage
to have something that makes you more likely to succeed than other people: · The American team seemed to have all the advantages - better training, better facilities, and much better financial support.have an advantage over: · The winning boxer had an advantage over his opponent because he was several pounds heavier.
if someone is at an advantage , they have experience or qualities which make them more likely to succeed in doing something or more likely to do something well: · Students with a strong math background will be at an advantage next year when the statistics course starts.be at an advantage over: · Children have several advantages over adults when it comes to learning another language.distinct advantage (=definite advantage): · Mitchell's height gives him a distinct advantage over the other players.
British /the odds are stacked in somebody's favor American used to say that someone has a big advantage in a competition, election etc so that they are very likely to win: · Everyone knows that you can't win at gambling because the odds are stacked in the dealer's favour.· The odds were stacked in the Labour Party's favour, so it was a great surprise when they were not elected.
to have a big advantage over others in a particular activity, especially because you started doing it before them: have a head start on: · The British have a head start on many other countries in areas such as genetic engineering. give somebody a head start: · Sending your children to nursery school clearly gives them a head start.
to have all the qualities that are likely to make you succeed in whatever you decide to do: · She was bright and pretty and had everything going for her.· Barry had everything going for him -- charm, looks, intelligence, but still he was unemployed.
to have an advantage over others because you are young, have a lot of experience etc: · He is a strong player but his opponent will have youth on his side.· With knowledge of the company on her side, she was more likely to get the job than any of the external candidates.
to have all the advantages in a particular situation so that you can control what happens: · It seemed that he held all the cards and that there was nothing she could do but say 'yes'.
to have more power than someone, especially someone who is fighting against you or who does not agree with you, so that you are likely to defeat them: · Although the rebels control areas in the south, the government still has the upper hand. have the upper hand against: · Police finally have the upper hand against the drug dealers in the area.
to be in a position where you have an advantage over someone and are likely to win, especially in discussions to get something from them: · The government claims that as long as they have nuclear weapons, they can negotiate from a position of strength.· At the end of the war, the US was in a strong position to influence the future of Europe.
available for someone to have or use
if something is available , you can get it, buy it, or use it: · There's no room for more books - we've used up all the available space.available to: · Grants are available to students who have high grades.available from: · The publication is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.available at/in: · Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations.have something available: · Do you have a room available for this weekend?readily/freely available (=very easy to get): · Drugs like heroin are readily available on the streets.make something available: · These statistics are never sold or made available to the public.
a room or seat that is free is not being used by anyone now, and no one has asked for it to be kept for them to use later: · Is this chair free?· The only free seats on the train were in a smoking compartment.have something free: · The hotel never has any rooms free over the Christmas period.
something that is spare is not being used now, but it can be used if someone needs it: · I need 50 cents for the parking meter - do you have any spare change?· We're using the spare bedroom as a storage space.· a spare tyre
something such as a room or seat that is empty has no one using it at the moment and is therefore available for someone else to use: · They have three empty rooms now that the kids have moved out.· I think there's an empty seat in the back row.· The house was empty for two months before it was sold.
a building, home, room, or office that is vacant is available because it is not owned or rented by anyone: · There don't seem to be any vacant rooms in the whole of London!· If you're looking for somewhere to rent, I think there's a vacant apartment in my building.· Of the buildings the company owns, only 3% are vacant.
something that is to be had or to be found is available to anyone who knows where to get it from: · When no work was to be had, he borrowed money from friends.· We looked all over, but there were no fast food restaurants to be found.· She knew of a place where designer clothes were to be had at bargain prices.
British informal if something is going , it is available for anyone who wants it: · Is there any more wine going?· There aren't many jobs going in this part of the country.
if something is at your disposal , someone has provided it for you to use whenever you want or in any way that you want: · We have ample money at our disposal to do this job right.· A limousine and driver were put at her disposal for the entire week.
informal if something that you like or enjoy is on tap , it is available to you all the time so that you can have it whenever you want it: · It's a great place for a rest: food, music, alcohol - everything's on tap.· Some three hundred free outdoor shows are on tap during the weekend festival.
when something is switched on
if something is on , it is working - use this about lights, machines, and other things that use electricity, gas, or water: · Is the heating on? I'm freezing.leave something on: · Did you leave the kitchen light on?keep something on: · In the winter, I keep the gas fire on all day.
use this about things that use electricity, for example, machines, computers, or heating equipment: · A green light shows that the computer is switched on.· I don't think he has his cell phone switched on.· Have you checked that the power is switched on?
use this about machines or about the electricity, gas, or water supply: · If the boiler fails to light, first check that the gas is turned on.· Is the switch turned on?
if an engine or a machine is running , it is working and its parts are moving: · Do not touch the machine while it is running.leave something running: · Nick left the engine running to warm it up, while he buckled the children into their car seats.
especially spoken if a machine is going , it is working and its parts are moving: · The clock stopped during the night, but it's going again now.· The washing machine's going, I can hear it.
if a machine or piece of equipment is working , it has been switched on and is doing what it is supposed to do: · You mustn't open the lid while the sterilizer is working.· You can hear the pump in the refrigerator when it's working.
British if an engine or a vehicle is ticking over , it is working just enough to be on, but at its lowest level: · The plane's engines were ticking over just enough to hold position in the air.· He left the car ticking over while he dashed into the house.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 There’s nothing like a good horror film to get the adrenalin going (=make you feel nervously excited).
 The dispute is going to arbitration (=someone is being asked to arbitrate).
 If you decide to marry him, there will be no going back (=you will not be able to get back to your previous situation).
 Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties.
 I had the gas fire going full blast.
 He was slowly going blind (=becoming blind).
(=a lot of people have it)· A lot of staff are off because there’s a bug going round.
 I bought this house because it was going cheap (=selling for a lower price than usual).
 I feel so alone, sometimes I wonder if I’m going crazy.
 Terry’s going fishing at Lake Arrowhead next weekend.
 News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly.
 There’s something funny going on here.
 At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground (=talking about the same things).
 Courier companies are going head-to-head with the Post Office.
 I found his latest novel a bit heavy going.
 The going was heavy (=it was muddy for the horse races) at Cheltenham yesterday.
 I’m going home now. See you tomorrow.
 So how’s it going at work these days? Still enjoying it?
(also sustain the momentum formal) (=keep being successful)· Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and win the next game as well.
· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.
 It’s just a phase he’s going through.
 I quite like the idea of going for a ramble one weekend.
(=the usual amount paid)· She could not afford to pay them the going rate.
 Everything’s going right for him at the moment.
(=a difficult and unpleasant experience)· If there is a recession, next year will be very rough going.
 She worries about going senile.
 I’m just going down to the shops.
 I find his books pretty tough going (=difficult to read).
informal (=used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it)
 The doctor injected something into my arm and I immediately felt myself going under (=becoming unconscious).
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The factors which, if present, indicate the transfer as a going concern largely relate to intangible assets.· Directors should report that their business is a going concern and auditors should report on this statement. 3.· The possibility that parts of the business could be sold off as a going concern should not be overlooked.· Although its assets are notionally worth £10 billion, their market value as a going concern must be far less.· In consequence, the message contained within a going concern qualification may merely confuse users of financial statements.· An accurate valuation as a going concern is as much in the interests of the owner as of the lender.· There is no hard and fast rule as to what constitutes the transfer of a business as a going concern.· But the Lancashire-based company has now ceased trading and will not be sold as a going concern.
· What is the going rate for bodies in Cairo, Mr el Zaki?· A million pounds is the going rate for an ordinary player in today's inflationary market.· Who is it that sets the going rate for our work?· The going rate for Edwards's 50 percent has risen rapidly since the affair began in August with Knighton's £10m offer.· In 1986, the Employment Appeal Tribunal suggested that the going rate under this heading was £100.· Your opponent will be familiar with these going rates and it may be possible to settle costs advantageously on this basis.· Three thous the going rate, or was a few years back.· It's the going rate - the market price, you understand?
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • A million pounds is the going rate for an ordinary player in today's inflationary market.
  • At the going rate of half a million dollars per minute, there is no time for truth.
  • It typically is charged twice the going rate as the criminal inmates housed in the same facility.
  • One can of C rations was the going rate.
  • Or holiday-depending if he's got the brains to get the going rate on betrayal.
  • State law now prohibits insurers from denying coverage to small businesses or charging them more than 20 percent above the going rate.
  • What is the going rate for bodies in Cairo, Mr el Zaki?
  • Who is it that sets the going rate for our work?
  • A few hundred metres off-shore we congregate so that Tor can explain the best way of going ashore.
  • Are the best bargains going to petrol buyers?
  • But in those years, they were always the team with the best record going into the playoffs.
  • Its got to be the best ticket office going.
  • Perhaps the biggest thing going was the harp played by JoAnn Turovsky, sounding positively, well, huge.
  • There was a wide range of scores with the best individual score going to George McCallum of Douglas Reyburn with 37 points.
  • This, so I was led to believe, was the best it was going to get.
  • What is the best way of going forward? - Ideas from within I hear you say!
  • With her brains and good looks, she certainly has a lot going for her.
  • Human travel agents, paper guidebooks and newspaper ads still have a lot going for them.
  • Although its assets are notionally worth £10 billion, their market value as a going concern must be far less.
  • But you and I know the Soviet Union is a going concern.
  • In January 1987 she went to live in Tenerife and on 8 May 1987 she sold the business as a going concern.
  • Prides Hill Kennels was a going concern.
  • The company shall be presumed to be carrying on its business as a going concern.
  • The factors which, if present, indicate the transfer as a going concern largely relate to intangible assets.
  • The possibility that parts of the business could be sold off as a going concern should not be overlooked.
  • To tell her that she and Piers were now a going concern?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► not be going anywhere► be going begging
  • Andre's so in love he doesn't know whether he's coming or going.
► comings and goings► be going to the dogs
  • Barry had everything going for him -- charm, looks, intelligence, but still he was unemployed.
  • Dan seemed to have everything going for him in college.
  • She was bright and pretty and had everything going for her.
  • It seems to have everything going for it.
  • The events have everything going for them.
  • She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion.
► be getting/be going nowhere fast► give something a going-over► give somebody a going-over
  • They've got a good thing going with that little business of theirs.
  • It is going great guns with special lines, the Fortress Alarm and the upgraded, fancy number, the Citadel.
  • Anyone who tried to set up in between us would find it hard going.
  • But getting to be one of these fashionable high-flying image makers with a top salary is hard going.
  • I don't mind it, but it's pretty hard going to sleep with this banging going on.
  • Much of it was hard going, especially in the early parts.
  • Robbie's sandals were low-heeled, but even so she found the pace hard going.
  • Although she usually got on well with children, she found Hilary heavy going.
  • Eoin Young's Diary is heavy going.
  • He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going.
  • Like the writing of all books there are times of great enthusiasm, of heavy going and quite often real blockage.
  • Mwangaza was dull and heavy going.
  • Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky's Sonata, which is distinctly heavy going.
  • The findings indicate why groups such as the Pearl are finding it heavy going in their core business activity.
  • The resulting interview was heavy going for both of them.
► be selling/going like hot cakes
  • Keep going! You can break the record!
  • At one point, Bessie Hall tried to give up, but Misner persuaded her to keep going.
  • Even when the sun goes down, the world still has to keep going round.
  • I was on the controls, and I decided to keep going.
  • Maria kept going off on tangents.
  • She had to keep going until they reached Ibiza.
  • The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.
  • The family car, an old Rugby, was kept going with similar improvisation.
  • We kept going, Kip chuckling every so often, me concentrating on the map.
  • I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
  • It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
  • Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
  • Then I thought, why not keep this going?
  • They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
  • Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
  • When going to the C section keep the snare going.
  • I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
  • It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
  • Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
  • Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.
  • Then I thought, why not keep this going?
  • They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
  • Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
  • When going to the C section keep the snare going.
  • At one point, Bessie Hall tried to give up, but Misner persuaded her to keep going.
  • Even when the sun goes down, the world still has to keep going round.
  • I was on the controls, and I decided to keep going.
  • Maria kept going off on tangents.
  • She had to keep going until they reached Ibiza.
  • The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.
  • The family car, an old Rugby, was kept going with similar improvisation.
  • We kept going, Kip chuckling every so often, me concentrating on the map.
  • Her letters were the only things that kept me going while I was a prisoner.
  • I wondered, as I sat on his bed, how long he could keep this going.
  • It had been the hope which had kept her going through the dawn and early morning.
  • Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.
  • Rabbit wonders how many animals have died to keep his life going, how many more will die.
  • Then I thought, why not keep this going?
  • They just keep going and going, and fighting the company, and doing more and more things.
  • Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!
  • When going to the C section keep the snare going.
► look what you’re doing/look where you’re going etc
  • And take it from me, you're going to love it.
  • Just as well she had such guts really, because no one was going to love her for her feminine self.
  • We want some one the public is going to love or hate, not just the leading scorer.
  • You're going to love Riverstown.
  • Alvin was part of it all now. Only 24, and he was going places.
  • At only twenty-four, Ailey was going places - he was in a Broadway show.
  • This company is clearly one that is going places.
  • A test drive should convince you that Mazda are going places.
  • I was going places, thinking and doing things I would never dream of in city civvies.
  • I was really excited, believing that I was going places.
  • Jonathon Morris, you will have gathered, is going places - and no one could be happier than the man himself.
  • Only twenty-four, he was going places.
  • Their Maria was going places, so he might as well keep her company.
  • This woman, whose last performance was an extended run as a bartender, is going places.
  • So 10,000 posters are going spare, and the Tories are laughing.
  • The program is 20 years old this month and is still going strong.
  • I told you I'd put things off until this practice is going strong.
  • Over at Half House the party was going strong.
  • We were going strong when the bedroom door opened.
  • When I'd washed up, the ebb was going strong again.
1the going rate/price/salary etc the usual amount you pay or receive as payment for somethinggoing for Thirty dollars an hour is the going rate for a math tutor.2the biggest/best/nicest etc something going the biggest, best etc of a particular thing:  It’s some of the best beer going.3[not before noun] British English informal available:  Are there any jobs going where you work?4have a lot going for you to have many advantages and good qualities that will bring success:  Stop being so depressed. You have a lot going for you.5a going concern a business which is making a profit and is expected to continue to do so6 (also -going) used after words such as cinema and theatre to form adjectives that describe people who regularly go to the cinema, theatre etc:  the cinema-going public
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