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