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[go over one's head]  {v. phr.}

1. To be too difficult to understand.

Penny complains that what her math teacher says simply goes over her head.

2. To do something without the permission of one's superior.

* /Fred went over his boss's head when  […]

[go over with a fine-tooth comb]

See: [FINE-TOOTH COMB].

[go places]

See: [GO TO TOWN] (2).

[go sit on a tack]  {v.},  {slang}

Shut up and go away; stop bothering. — Usually used as a command and considered rude.

Henry told Bill to go sit on a tack.

Compare: [GO JUMP IN THE LAKE].

[go somebody one better]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To do something better than (someone else); do more or better than; beat.

* /Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one better next  […]

[go stag]  {v. phr.}

1. To go to a dance or party without a companion of the opposite sex.

When Sally turned him down, Tom decided to go stag to the college prom.

2. To participate in a party for men only.

* /Mrs. Smith's husband frequently goes  […]

[go steady]  {v. phr.}

To go on dates with the same person all the time; dale just one person.

At first Tom and Martha were not serious about each other, but now they are going steady.

* /Jean went steady with Bob for a year; then they had a  […]

[go straight]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

To become an honest person; lead an honest life.

After the man got out of prison, he went straight.

[go the rounds]  {v. phr.}

To pass or be told from one person to another; spread among many people.

There is a rumor going the rounds that Mr. Norton will be the new superintendent.

* /The story about Mr. Cox's falling into the lake is making the  […]

[go the whole hog] or [go whole hog]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To do something completely or thoroughly; to give all your strength or attention to something.

When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog.

* /The family went  […]