go as

go as (someone or something)

To attend a party or other social gathering in costume or dressed up to resemble someone or something. I'm going as Marilyn Monroe—how about you? A: "We should go as fairies!" B: "Yes! I already have a pair of sparkly wings from an old Halloween costume." A: "You guys are going to the costume party, right?" B: "Yep, and I'm so excited—we're going as Dorothy and the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz! What about you?"

See also: go

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go as someone or something

to pretend to be someone or a type of person. There's a costume party this weekend. I'm going as Santa Claus. My husband and I are going as a king and queen.

See also: go

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