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go over
verb
to be received in a specified manner
the concert went over very well
Also: go through. (preposition) to examine and revise as necessary
he went over the accounts
Also: go through. (preposition) to clean
she went over the room before her mother came
(preposition) to check and repair
can you go over my car please?
Also: go through. (preposition) to rehearse
I'll go over my lines before the play
to change (to a different practice or system)
will Britain ever go over to driving on the right?
to change one's allegiances
slang, (preposition) to do physical violence to
they went over him with an iron bar
Idioms and Phrases
Examine, review. For example, They went over the contract with great care , or I think we should go over the whole business again . This term originated in the late 1500s, then meaning “consider in sequence.”
Gain acceptance or approval, succeed, as in I hope the play goes over . This term is sometimes elaborated to go over big or go over with a bang for a big success, and go over like a lead balloon for a dismal failure. [Early 1900s]
Rehearse, as in Let's go over these lines one more time . [Second half of 1700s]
Example Sentences
“My thoughts are you win ballgames from January through July when you meet daily and go over fundamentals, skills and get bigger, stronger and faster. You win it in the weight room,” Garrett said.
Therrien’s beards — fashioned from synthetic hair, plaster, stainless steel or aluminum — hang on wardrobe stands from hooks that would go over the wearer’s ears as part of a costume.
"We've come close a lot of times, but not quite been able to go over the line," he said.
But his athletic, endurance game came good, with a galloping break near the end earning the territory from which Slade went over.
“I don’t think you’re going to see the Russians reach out to Washington at this point and say ‘we both need to sit down and go over a couple points.’
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