go it

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go it

verb goes it · going it · went it · gone it

  1. informal To act or behave in a certain manner, especially in an excessively bold, forceful, or audacious manner. The knowledge of envy was a pleasant feeling to the man of no account. It was intensified later in the day when a luncher at the Club said, spitefully, “Well, for a debilitated Ditcher, Yeere, you are going it. Hasn't any kind friend told you that she's the most dangerous woman in Simla?”
  2. informal To proceed, to make progress; go on (expressing encouragement). Boot after boot was tried on until at last a fit was obtained, when in rushed a man, snatched up the customer's hat left near the door, and ran down the street as fast as his legs could carry him. Away went the customer after his hat, and Crispin, standing at the door, clapped his hands, and shouted

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@misc{go_it_2026,
  title = {go it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}