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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go and

"I had to go and get the shock on my heart," revealed the former Manchester United player, who also played 90 minutes in the losses to Morocco and Brazil.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

"I went out today, like it wasn't playing on my mind. I had a clear conscience, and I could just go and play," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

We’ll go and get a fair amount of protein after expending all that energy and frustration, depending on whether we had a good game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

“If Myles is 100% ready to go, and plays this week, that’s going to be amazing for us,” Donald said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Opal, go and get a sack of flour and a sack of oats. Ten pounds each.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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