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go away (for something)

1. to leave for a period of time. I have to go away for a week or two. Sharon went away for a few days.

2. to leave in order to get something and bring it back. Excuse me. I have to go away for a soft drink. He went away for a pizza. He'll be right back.

See also: away

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"There is no reason," she said, "why you should watch it; why do you not go away for a time? A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context Let that monster go away and I will soon let you know what is the respective strength of a Goat and a Bull. Fables by Aesop View in context To get up and go away was to give up, to acknowledge defeat, to leave the strange family in possession; and Jurgis might have sat shivering in the rain for hours before he could do that, had it not been for the thought of his family. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context			go about go about business go about with go above go above and beyond duty go across go across to go after go against the grain go against the tide Go ahead go ahead (with go ahead, make my day go all the way go along go along with go amiss go ape go around go around and around go around doing go around in circles go astray go at like a boy killing snakes go at one another tooth and nail go away go away empty-handed go away with Go away! go AWOL go back a long way go back on word go back to square one go back to the drawing board go back to the salt mines go bad go badly with go ballistic go bananas go beet red go beetroot go before go begging go behind back go belly up go below go berserk go beyond go blank go broke go by the board			go apeshit go arm in arm Go Army - Beat Navy go around go around go around go around go around go around go around and around go around doing go around in circles go around with go around with someone or something go as red as a beet go as red as a beetroot Go As You Please go astray go astray go at go at go at go at go at go at stab at go at a good clip go at it hammer and tongs go at it tooth and nail go at like a boy killing snakes go at one another tooth and nail go away* Go Away and Find Out for Yourself go away empty-handed Go Away Troll go away with Go away! go AWOL go awry go back go back go back a long way Go back N Go back N Go Back N Automatic Repeat Request Go Back N with Selective Feedback Go Back N with Selective Repeat go back on go back on go back on go back on go back on a commitment go back on a promise go back on one’s word go back on pledge go back on promise go back on word go back over go back to go back to Go Back to Frostfell Go Back to Game Talk

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