great go
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of great go
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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“We’d love to see something great go into that space,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
If that could potentially include this guy, great, go for it.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2017
“You like to see two guys that are great go head-to-head on the mound and figure out how to manufacture a run, how to get a run to win a game.”
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2015
“Everybody I went to said, ‘Sounds great, go for it,’ ” he said in one of several interviews last week.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2010
In the English universities the final and most important examination is called the great go, in contradistinction to the little go, an examination about the middle of the course.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall
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