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/ɑn ðə goʊ/ Listen

noun

Go n.

Act; working; operation. (Obs.) "So gracious were the goes of marriage."

A circumstance or occurrence; an incident. (Slang) "This is a pretty go."

The fashion or mode; as, quite the go. (Colloq.)

Noisy merriment; as, a high go. (Colloq.)

A glass of spirits. (Slang)

Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him. (Colloq.)

(Cribbage) That condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.

Something that goes or is successful; a success; as, he made a go of it; also, an agreement. ""Well," said Fleming, "is it a go?""

Great go, Little go, the final and the preliminary examinations for a degree. (Slang, Eng. Univ.)

No go, a failure; a fiasco. (Slang)

On the go, moving about; unsettled. (Colloq.)

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Etymology of 'On the go'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"On the go" Quotes from Famous Books

... of course I'm afraid!" His manner was businesslike and calm. "They beat a man until the blood comes, as you yourself say—then who wants to be mutilated? But I'll pull through somehow at night. Never mind! Give me the leaflets; this evening I'll get on the go." He was silent, thought a while, his eyebrows working. "I'll go to the forest; I'll hide the literature, and then I'll notify our fellows: 'Go get it.' That's better. If I myself should distribute them I might fall into the hands of the police, ...

— Mother • Maxim Gorky

... Seiler," said the forester, "it is perfectly natural; I would love dearly myself to sleep in the mornings, but I must always be on the go. What I want is a son-in-law, a strong youth to replace me; I would voluntarily give him my gun and ...

— International Short Stories: French • Various

... said, as he saw the movement of the white dress. "I was sent to look for you," he said. "They were afraid something was wrong." He turned to Gordon, as if in explanation of his lover-like solicitude. "It has been rather a hard week, and it has kept one pretty well on the go all the time, and I thought Miss Egerton ...

— Van Bibber and Others • Richard Harding Davis

... are Indians in every bush?" he said, as his eyes roamed over the prairie in search of some place of shelter. "They seem to be watching for me from every tree in the country. Well, my good horse, we shall have to keep on the go till dark comes, when we'll get some chance to ...

— Through Apache Lands • R. H. Jayne