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Get up to
Do something wrong or naughty
“The children are always GETTING UP TO some trouble or other.”
Ghost away
Remove someone secretly of discreetly
“They GHOSTED him AWAY to a secret location before he could be arrested.”
Gin up
Boost, increase or exaggerate
“The candidates tried to GIN UP support at the straw poll by transporting their supporters for free.”
Ginger up
Make more lively
“They tried to GINGER UP the party to stop people leaving.”
Give away
Entrust your daughter to her husband through the marriage ceremony
“He GAVE his daughter AWAY and told the groom to look after her.”
Give in to
Agree to something you don't like
“Eventually, I GAVE IN TO my anger and screamed at them.”
Give it to
Criticise harshly or punish someone for something
“They really GAVE IT TO me for forgetting to turn up.”
Give it up for
Applaud
“Please GIVE IT UP FOR our next guest.”
Give it up to
Applaud
“Please GIVE IT UP TO our next guest.”
Give of
Contribute without expecting anything in return, usually time or money
“He GIVE OF his free time to help the club.”
Give off
Emit pollution or something else unpleasant
“She GIVES OFF an air of nobility.”
Give onto
Open into a place, for a door or window
“The French windows GIVE ONTO the lawn.”
Give out to
Scold, tell off, nag
“The teacher GAVE OUT TO us for being late.”
Give over
Stop doing something bad or annoying
“We've GIVEN the premises OVER to the new company.”
Give over to
Dedicate, devote
“After her death, they GAVE control of the estate OVER TO her niece.”
Give over!
An expression of disbelief
“They've doubled your salary- GIVE OVER!”
Give up on
Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone
“I GAVE UP ON them when I heard what they were saying about me behind my back.”
Give up to
Denounce, report to authorities
“He GAVE his accomplices UP TO the police.”
Give way
Stop to allow vehicles to pass
“You must GIVE WAY at this junction.”
Give way to
Yield, surrender, retreat
“You must GIVE WAY TO oncoming traffic.”
Give yourself up
Surrender to the police or authorities
“The gang GAVE THEMSELVES UP last night.”
Give yourself up to
Dedicate time, energy, etc, to something
“He GAVE himself UP TO his job.”
Gloss over
Try to minimise the importance of something
“The Minister tried to GLOSS OVER the report that was critical of her department.”
Glow down
Become less attractive
“Those excessive fillers make her GLOW DOWN.”
Gnaw at
Trouble, worry or annoy someone
“I know it was wrong and guilt has GNAWED AT me ever since I did it.”
Gnaw away at
Harm gradually
“Their behaviour GNAWED AWAY AT our trust in them.”
Go about
Deal with something
“A rumour is GOING ABOUT involving the Attorney General.”
Go across
Move to another side or place
“He WENT ACROSS to the opposition.”
Go after
Chase, try to get
“The cat WENT AFTER the pigeon, but it flew away.”
Go against
Lose a decision or a verdict of a court
“If the decision GOES AGAINST me, I'll go bankrupt.”
Go ahead with
Proceed
“We now intend to GO AHEAD WITH the final stage of the project.”
Go along with
Accept a decision or suggestion
“I didn't really agree, but I WENT ALONG WITH the decision because I was in the minority.”
Go at
Attack or approach something with vigour
“She WENT AT her dinner like she hadn't eaten for days.”
Go away
Leave a place or disappear
“This drug should make the pain GO AWAY.”
Go back on
Break a promise
“The government have GONE BACK ON their promise not to raise taxes.”
Go before
Precede
“We can´t ignore what has GONE BEFORE and pretend that everything has been OK.”
Go below
Leave the top deck of a ship
“The captain told the passengers to GO BELOW when the storm started.”
Go by
The passing of time
“Ten years WENT BY before we saw each other again.”
Go down on
Perform oral sex
“He WENT DOWN ON her.”
Go down to
Be defeated
“Chelsea WENT DOWN TO Arsenal in a thrilling game.”
Go down with
Fall ill
“She WENT DOWN WITH a virus.”
Go for
Attack
“The neighbour's dog WENT FOR the postman and bit him.”
Go for it
Be assertive and ready to initiate action. (Related to the meaning 'attack')(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By:BobK)
“He was not always successful, but whatever he tried to do he would always GO FOR IT.”
Go forth
Leave a place
“He WENT FORTH and found a wife in another city.”
Go forward
Move clocks ahead
“The clocks MOVE FORWARD an hour on Sunday.”
Go in for
Enter a competition or sit an exam
“He WENT IN FOR the photography prize, but didn't win.”
Go in with
Form a union or alliance
“They're going to GO IN WITH the Social Democrats.”
Go into
Discuss in some detail
“She WENT INTO banking after she'd finished university.”
Go it
Behave in a reckless way
“Shouting at the boss like that is GOING IT.”
Go it alone
Do something without help
“He prefers to GO IT ALONE rather then working with the team.”