go chase oneself
Go away and stop being a nuisance.
John's father was busy and told him to go chase himself.
The owner of the store told the boys in front to go chase themselves.
go halfway
go halfway to meet one
meet one halfway
meet halfway
To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. To compromise with someone.
Идти на компромисс, уступать, делать уступку.
Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between our houses.
Bob wants to make up after your fight and you should meet him halfway.
If you're willing to go halfway with us, we'll be friends again.
Bill met Mary halfway after their argument.
We can't agree to all your conditions but we could perhaps agree to meet half-way.
Мы не можем согласиться на все ваши условия, но возможно мы могли бы договориться частично.
Steve wanted $4,500 for his car, and Gwen offered $4,000. They met each other halfway and agreed on $4,250.
After a long process of give and take, the owners of the company agreed to meet the workers halfway by providing some additional health benefits but no wage increase.
go in one ear and out the other
To be not really listened to or understood; be paid no attention.
The teacher's directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other.
Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other.
go one's way
To start again or continue to where you are going.
The milkman left the milk and went his way.
The man stopped and asked me for a match, then went his way.
To go or act the way you want to or usually do.
Joe just wants to go his way and mind his own business.
Don't tell me how to do my job. You go your way and I'll go mine.
George was not a good sport; when the game did not go his way, he became angry and quit.
go out of one's way
To make an extra effort; do more than usual.
Jane went out of her way to be nice to the new girl.
Don did not like Charles, and he went out of his way to say bad things about Charles.
go over one's head
To be too difficult to understand.
Penny complains that what her math teacher says simply goes over her head.
To do something without the permission of one's superior.
Fred went over his boss's head when he signed the contract on his own.
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.
go somebody one better
To do something better than (someone else); do more or better than; beat.
Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one better next time by giving them hot dogs and ice cream.
John made a good dive into the water, but Bob went him one better by diving in backwards.