go-to
a reliable person or thing one turns to as a preferred resource, strategy, option, etc.: She’s our go-to for computer advice.This dish is my go-to when I need something quick for a potluck.
a person’s standard way of behaving or responding; reflex: He’s not trying to impress you—that courtly politeness is his go-to with everybody.
relied on and turned to as a preferred resource, strategy, option, etc., for a particular purpose: She’s been the team’s go-to penalty kicker all season.This is my go-to dictionary.
being a person’s standard way of behaving or responding; usual or habitual: When I tell them to get off the computer, their go-to excuse is that they need it for homework.
Origin of go-to
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How to use go-to in a sentence
Goto settled out of court for a reported $1.4 million and apologized to the family.
The weekly magazine Shukan Shincho wrote it up and named some of the celebrities in attendance but did not name Goto himself.
Mr. Goto, who just a short while ago was Goto San, wants a wife.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney GreenbieId like to goto learn to fence, smiled the boy, and the colonel smiled too.
Erskine Dale--Pioneer | John FoxInvestigations reveal that Goto was there ahead of him; so Fujimoto sets out on a chase after the honeymoon pair.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney Greenbie
The particle goto makes the distributive pronoun meaning 'every.'
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language | Diego ColladoYes; he had before then refused the situation of shepherd to the Prince of Goto.
The Sicilian Bandit | Alexandre Dumas, pere
British Dictionary definitions for go to
to be awarded to: the Nobel prize last year went to a Scot
go to it to tackle a task vigorously
archaic an exclamation expressing surprise, encouragement, etc
(of a person) extremely dependable: the go-to guy in the team
(of a place) popularly visited: go-to destinations
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Other Idioms and Phrases with go-to
See going to.
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