Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (264 page)

go
(I) really must go.

go
(I'd) better be going.

go
I'm gone.

go
(Is) anything going on?

go
(It) just goes to show (you) (something).

go
(It's) time to go.

go
It's time we should be going.

go
(It's) time we were going.

go
(I've) got to go.

go
(I've) got to go home and get my beauty sleep.

go
Just goes to show (you).

go
Let it go.

go
Let's go somewhere where it's (more) quiet.

go
Let's not go through all that again.

go
Nice going!

go
Really must go.

go
slow going

go
That's the way it goes.

go
(That's the) way to go!

go
There you go!

go
Time to go.

go
Time we were going.

go
Way to go!

go
We all gotta go sometime.

go
What goes around, comes around.

go
What's going down?

go
What's going on (around here)?

go
When you('ve) gotta go, you gotta go.

go
You go to your church, and I'll go to mine.

God
God forbid!

God
God only knows!

God
God willing.

God
Hand to God!

God
(My) hand to God!

God
Thank God for small favors.

god
Ye gods (and little fishes)!

good
Be good.

good
Been up to no good.

good
(Good) afternoon.

good
Good call!

good
Good catch!

good
Good enough.

good
(Good) evening.

good
Good for you!

good
Good grief!

good
(Good) heavens!

good
Good job!

good
Good luck!

good
(Good) morning.

good
Good night.

good
the good old days

good
Good talking to you.

good
Good to be here.

good
good to go

good
Good to have you here.

good
Good to hear your voice.

good
Good to see you (again).

good
Good to talk to you.

good
Good-bye and good riddance.

good
Good-bye for now.

good
(Good-bye) until next time.

good
(Good-bye) until then.

good
Have a good day.

good
Have a good one.

good
Have a good time.

good
Have a good trip.

good
I must say good night.

good
if you know what's good for you

good
I'll be saying good night.

good
I'm good.

good
(It's been) good talking to you.

good
(It's) been good to talk to you.

good
(It's) good to be here.

good
(It's) good to have you here.

good
(It's) good to hear your voice.

good
(It's) good to see you (again).

good
(I've) been up to no good.

good
Keep up the good work.

good
Life's been good (to me).

good
Looking good.

good
No news is good news.

good
Pretty good.

good
too good to be true

good
Very good.

good
What's the good word?

good
When I'm good and ready.

good
You clean up good.

good
You scrub up good.

good
Your guess is as good as mine.

goodness
(For) goodness sake(s)!

goodness
Goodness sake(s)!

goodness
(Goodness) sakes alive!

goodness
(My) goodness (gracious)!

goodness
Thank goodness!

gospel
the gospel truth

got
Got better things to do.

got
Got it?

got
Got me beat.

got
Got me stumped.

got
Got to be shoving off.

got
Got to fly.

got
Got to get moving.

got
Got to go.

got
Got to go home and get my beauty sleep.

got
Got to hit the road.

got
Got to run.

got
Got to shove off.

got
Got to split.

got
Got to take off.

got
Gotta love it!

got
Have I got something for you!

got
Haven't got all day.

got
I got it!

got
(I) haven't got all day.

got
(It's) got me beat.

got
(I've) (got) better things to do.

got
(I've) got to be shoving off.

got
(I've) got to fly.

got
(I've) got to get moving.

got
(I've) got to go.

got
(I've) got to go home and get my beauty sleep.

got
(I've) got to hit the road.

got
(I've) got to run.

got
(I've) got to shove off.

got
(I've) got to split.

got
(I've) got to take off.

got
I've got work to do.

got
(Just) gotta love it!

got
Something's got to give.

got
We all gotta go sometime.

got
When you('ve) gotta go, you gotta go.

got
You got it!

got
You got me beat!

got
You got me there.

got
(You) (just) gotta love it!

got
You've got another think coming.

got
(You've) got me stumped.

got
You've got to be kidding!

got
You've got to be out of your mind!

gotta
Gotta love it!

gotta
(Just) gotta love it!

gotta
We all gotta go sometime.

gotta
When you('ve) gotta go, you gotta go.

gotta
(You) (just) gotta love it!

government
Close enough for government work.

government
(It's) close enough for government work.

grab
grab a bite (to eat)

grace
say grace

gracious
(My) goodness (gracious)!

grave
dance on someone's grave

grave
take it to one's grave

great
go great guns

great
Great Scott!

greeting
Greetings and felicitations!

greeting
Greetings and salutations!

grief
Good grief!

guess
Guess what!

guess
I guess

guess
I guess not.

guess
I guess (so).

guess
(I) never would have guessed.

guess
Never would have guessed.

guess
Your guess is as good as mine.

guest
Be my guest.

gun
go great guns

half
(It's) not half bad.

half
It's six of one and half a dozen of another.

half
It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.

half
Not half bad.

half
You don't know the half of it.

hall
Can't fight city hall.

hall
(You) can't fight city hall.

hand
Hand it over.

hand
Hand to God!

hand
(My) hand to God!

hand
on the other hand

handle
Can you handle it?

handle
Could you handle it?

hang
Hang in there.

hang
Hang on (a minute).

hang
Hang on a moment.

hang
Hang on a second.

hang
I'll be hanged!

hang
pick the low-hanging fruit

hang
You'll get the hang of it.

happen
Don't even think about it (happening).

happen
(Tell me) this isn't happening.

happen
This isn't happening.

happen
What happened?

happen
What's happening?

happy
Be happy to (do something).

happy
couldn't be happier

happy
Happy to (do something).

happy
(I'd be) happy to (do something).