go into a tailspin
go into a nose dive
To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying.
The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten.
To become very anxious, confused, or mentally sick; give up hope.
The man went into a tailspin after his wife died and he never got over it.
go into orbit
To become very happy or successful.
Our team has gone into orbit.
To lose one's temper or control completely; become very angry.
John was afraid his father would go into orbit when he found out about the car accident.
go into
To go or fit inside of; able to be put in.
The table is too big to go into the closet.
To be able to be divided into; be divisible into.
Two goes into four two times.
To enter a state or condition of; pass into.
John went into a fit of temper when he didn't get his own way.
The sick man went into a coma.
The country went into mourning when the king died.
To be busy in or take part in; enter as a job or profession.
The mayor went into politics as a very young man.
Mr, Johnson is going into business for himself.
Bill wants to go into law when he gets out of school.
To start to talk about; bring up the subject of; examine.
We'll talk about the dead mouse after dinner, Billy. Let's not go into it now.
The teacher went into the subject of newspapers today.
go jump in the lake
To go away and quit being a bother.
George was tired of Tom's advice and told him to go jump in the lake.
go off in a huff
To depart in anger.
Marian went off in a huff just because Jeff failed to open the door for her.
go out of business
To cease functioning as a commercial enterprise.
The windows of the store are all boarded up because they went out of business.
go out the window
To go out of effect; be abandoned.
During the war, the school dress code went out the window.
go over
give one a going-over
give one a good going-over
To examine; think about or look at carefully.
The teacher went over the list and picked John's name.
The police went over the gun for fingerprints.
To repeat; do again.
Don't make me go all over it again.
We painted the house once, then we went over it again.
To read again; study.
After you finish the test, go over it again to look for mistakes.
They went over their lessons together at night.
To cross; go to stop or visit; travel.
We went over to the other side of the street.
I'm going over to Mary's house.
We went over to the next town to the game.
To change what you believe.
Father is a Democrat, but he says that he is going over to the Republicans in the next election.
Many of the natives on the island went over to Christianity after the white men came.
To be liked; succeed. Often used in the informal phrase go over big.
Bill's joke went over big with the other boys and girls.
Your idea went over well with the boss.