great go

noun

, British Informal.

1. great ( def 20 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of great go¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

T is better far to read the hand-bills and placards at the door, and only when the play is great go in.

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A half-hundred, perhaps, were through the Great Go; these could do outer edge freely.

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I have stood on the curb in the public way with all the others and watched silently the parade of The Little Great go by.

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"Yes, it's a great go," said Miss Flower contentedly, when Andy went round to her room to see her.

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It is very hard to be always President of the People when one is listening and the little-great go by.

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