go and

Idioms  

1. This phrase is an intensifier, that is, it heightens the action indicated by the verb that follows it. For example, Don't go and eat all the leftover chicken is stronger than “Don't eat all the leftover chicken.” Similarly, Thomas Gray put it in a letter (1760): “But now she has gone ... and married that Monsieur de Wolmar.” Sometimes the and is omitted, as in Go tell Dad dinner is ready, or Go fly a kite, colloquial imperatives telling someone to do something. [c. 1300]

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Example Sentences

Anyway, I’ll go and I’ll watch her ride the horse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Varley is also asked if he wants to go and see Preston, who the couple had renamed Elijah.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“Feel bad in the sense that you regret you can’t go and that it will have an impact on people, but don’t let someone guilt-trip you or make you feel like you’re an irresponsible person.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

It means the elderly people who stay in homes with too few staff end up sicker, and have to go and stay in the hospital for longer.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The truck knew where to go, and how to get there, all by itself.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown