goes

the balloon goes up

if the balloon goes up, a situation suddenly becomes very serious or unpleasant. The balloon went up last Friday when the scandal became public.

See also: balloon

Bang goes something! (informal)

something that you say when you have just lost the opportunity to do something. I've just been told I'm working late this evening. Oh well, bang goes the cinema!

See also: bang

your heart goes out to someone

if your heart goes out to someone who is in trouble, you feel sympathy for them. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims of this terrible tragedy.

See also: heart

here goes nothing (American & Australian, informal)

something that you say just before you do something that you think will not be successful. Well, here goes nothing - let's see if I can pass the driving test.

See also: here, nothing

It goes without saying.

something that you say when you believe that what you will say next is generally accepted or understood. It goes without saying that we're delighted about the new baby.

See also: without

your mind goes blank

if you are asked a question and your mind goes blank, you cannot think of anything to say. I was so nervous during the interview that when I was asked about my experience, my mind went blank.

See also: blank, mind

What someone says goes. (informal)

something that you say in order to tell someone which person in a group makes the final decisions about what happens. Maria's the team leader and what she says goes.

See also: say

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as far as something goes

to the degree something is considered or exists. As far as gun control goes, I think we definitely need to make some changes. Their action is encouraging as far as it goes.

as far as

as far as possible

See also: far

something goes for someone/something else

something is also true for someone or something else. Jordan is famous, but he's not comfortable in a crowd — the same goes for most movie stars and politicians. San Francisco should have a beautiful day on Friday, and that goes for Seattle and Portland, too.

go for someone/something

something goes to show (you)

something proves that something else is true. The website goes to show that almost anything can be marketed online.

Usage notes: often preceded by it (just): “You can get a bigger car for twice the price, but it has the same features as the smaller one.” “It just goes to show you — bigger might not necessarily be better.”moved from go and edited/cgb7/02

See also: show

your heart goes out to someone

you feel sympathy for someone. My heart goes out to the families of those who died in the accident.

See also: heart

here goes

I will now do this. I owe you an apology and an explanation, so here goes.

See also: here

here someone goes again

what someone is saying or doing is something they often say or do. When the news came on, I thought, here we go again, another story about kids and guns and schools.

See also: again, here

here goes nothing

I will now do this although it is unlikely to be successful. I've never tried sailing before. Here goes nothing.

See also: here, nothing

how goes it

are you well. “Hey, Ted, how goes it?”

See also: how

it goes without saying

it should be generally understood or accepted. It goes without saying that you will improve your skills with practice.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form that goes without saying

See also: without

your mind goes blank

you cannot think of anything to say. They asked me about my experience and my mind just went blank.

See also: blank, mind