| E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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(Anglo-Saxon, g n, ic g , I go.) | 1 |
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Heres a go or Heres a pretty go. Heres a mess or awkward state of affairs. | 2 |
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It is no go. It is not workable. Ça ira, in the French Revolution (it will go), is a similar phrase. | 3 |
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(See GREAT GO, and LITTLE GO.) | 4 |
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