go over

British  

verb

1. to be received in a specified manner

   the concert went over very well

2. Also: go through.  (preposition) to examine and revise as necessary

   he went over the accounts

3. Also: go through.  (preposition) to clean

   she went over the room before her mother came

4. (preposition) to check and repair

   can you go over my car please?

5. Also: go through.  (preposition) to rehearse

   I'll go over my lines before the play

6. 1. to change (to a different practice or system)

      will Britain ever go over to driving on the right?

   2. to change one's allegiances

7. slang (preposition) to do physical violence to

   they went over him with an iron bar

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go over Idioms  

1. 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.”

2. 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]

3. Rehearse, as in Let's go over these lines one more time . [Second half of 1700s]

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Example Sentences

“The passion, the vitality of these residents, the mentoring of young, up-and-coming artists … I went over to the piano and wrote the song.”

From Los Angeles Times

We were now a big corporation making a lot of profit, and therefore we’d gone over to the dark side.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As soon as you hear the key going over the teeth in the Yale lock, I just knew what was going to happen - and it happened again."

From BBC

Teams would think, if you can condense play in their areas, you can control them - and if it goes over to another part of the pitch, you can cope with it.

From BBC

The immense pressure was mounting on the Welsh defence with replacement Turner going over for the bonus-point try.

From BBC

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