Go great guns
verb phrase
To do extremely well; succeed remarkably: He’s going great guns as a wine-taster
[1913+; fr the early 1800s nautical expression blow great guns]
see: great guns , def. 1.
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- Go gunning for someone
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- Go halfsies
verb phrase See go halvsies
- Go halfway
Also, meet someone halfway. Compromise, give up something for the sake of an agreement. For example, The Smiths are willing to go halfway and pay their share for snow-plowing, or I’ll make peace with Nancy if she’ll just meet me halfway. [ Late 1500s ]
- Go halvsies
verb phrase to agree to split something equally; also called go halfsies Examples I’ll go halvsies with you on dessert. Word Origin 1960s Usage Note informal verb phrase To award an equal share; divide in two equal parts: I may go halvsies/ If he stonewalled them or went halvesies with the truth [1940s+; go halves […]
- Go hand in hand
see: hand in hand