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go together

British  

verb

  1. to be mutually suited; harmonize

    the colours go well together

  2. informal (of two people) to have a romantic or sexual relationship

    they had been going together for two years

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

go together Idioms  
  1. Be mutually suitable, appropriate, or harmonious, as in Pink and purple can go together well , or I don't think champagne and meatloaf go together . [c. 1600]

  2. Date on a regular basis, keep company. For example, Are Bill and Ann still going together? [Late 1800s] Also see go steady ; go with .


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Those are two things that shouldn’t go together.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Two women said they would be willing to go to the shelter if there was availability and they could go together, and they could.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

Whitney High in Cerritos, long regarded as having one of the best academic schools inthe nation, proved on Saturday how brains and brawn can go together.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2025

"There's a sense in some communities that only one person can get up at a time and we can't all go together, but that mindset needs to change."

From BBC Jan. 28, 2025

I quickly add, ’cause he gasped, “I’m weird too. We go together like peanut butter and potato chips.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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