She asked if she could go and see the house and her husband's work.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
The door to Marianne's studio was open and it occurred to me that I'd better go and clean up inside.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
If you have nothing to hide, I'd advise you to go and see him.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
All related terms of 'go and'
go and do
If you say that someone has gone and done something, you are expressing your annoyance at the foolish thing they have done.
stop-and-go
characterized by or involving frequent stopping and restarting
touch and go
If you say that something is touch and go , you mean that you are uncertain whether it will happen or succeed .
get-up-and-go
energy, drive, or ambition
go round and round
If you say that something is going round and round in your head , you mean that you can't stop thinking about it.
it's touch and go
said to mean that you cannot be certain whether something will happen or not
go to rack and ruin
If you say that a place is going to rack and ruin , you are emphasizing that it is slowly becoming less attractive or less pleasant because no-one is bothering to look after it.
go at it hammer and tongs
to do something with great energy and enthusiasm
go through fire and water
to undergo great difficulties or dangers
get up
When someone who is sitting or lying down gets up , they rise to a standing position.
hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a children's game in which one player covers his or her eyes until the other players have hidden themselves, and then he or she tries to find them.
pick up your marbles and go home
to leave a situation in which you are involved because you are dissatisfied with the way things are going . The use of this expression suggests that you are wrong to do this.
a number down and a number to go
If you say that there are a number of things down and a number to go , you are saying how many of the things have already been dealt with and how many remain to be dealt with.
go in one ear and out the other
if a piece of information goes in one ear and out the other, you pay no attention to it, or forget about it immediately