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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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"The bees now come and go and feel settled," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

“We’re in an economic expansion. The question is how long it will go, and at what point it has gone too far,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

We always had a plan of where to go and we enjoyed each other’s company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Then you go and look at something like Nike or similar on a much higher valuation having made numerous missteps.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

I didn’t know how he would treat me, and even though I had nowhere to go, and no one else, I preferred to stay out of his reach.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri