Here are 10 useful phrases that start with the verb Go

go after: To hunt or pursue

• Jack went after the big jackpot in Las Vegas.
• I told Jim he should go after Jen if he really likes her.

go ahead: To proceed without hesitation or delay. To go before the rest of the group does. To do something with one’s own initiative.

• The marketing campaign will go ahead as scheduled.
• I have a few more calls to make. You go ahead to the restaurant. I’ll meet you there in 30 minutes.
• I went ahead and ordered pizza for us for lunch.

go along with: To do something with the agreement of a person or a group.

• The CEO went along with our plan to open a branch office in Madrid.
• The last time we went along with Dan’s idea, the company lost a lot of money.

go around: To circulate or spread about

• You need to take care in the cold weather. The flu is going around.
• A rumor is going around about Steve is quitting his job. Is it true?

go back on: To reverse one’s promise or decision

• Tom went back on his promise to pay for dinner.
• We all love Mike. He never goes back on his word.

go by: To conform to or obey

• When the café makes coffee drinks, they go by the manual.
• We always go by whatever the boss tells us to do.

go far: To succeed in one’s career.

• If you work hard and follow the company rules, you’ll go far.
• Don went far in the company, but decided to quit and start his own business.

go for: To choose or select or prefer.

• What are you going to order? I’m going to go for a burger.
• I was thinking about getting a blue car, but I went for the red one.

go halves on: to divide or share something equally.

• Let’s go halves on a pizza. I’m hungry.
• We went halves on a lottery ticket, but we didn’t win.

go off: To begin ringing or making a sound (for an alarm or warning signal)

• My alarm clock goes off at 6:15 every morning.
• The smoke alarm went off in the kitchen when I cooked breakfast.