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Today we are going to continue discussing phrasal verbs using the verb Go plus a preposition.
Next comes GO BY which has simple meaning which means to pass by something.
So I drove my car and went by the post office.
There is also a more metaphorical meaning . F or example , my name is Thomas but I go
by the name Tom which mean that there is a more formal way of saying my name but the
informal way would be the name that I go by.
Typically this would be if someone has a nickname.
For example ,his name is William , but he goes by the name Bill.
Go By can also be used in a decision making process.
For example , I wrote the proposal but it has to go by my boss before we can do anything
about it.
Or all approvals have to go by the president of the company which means that the subject
has to meet the approval of someone else.
Also Go By can mean almost the same as Stop By.
For example I Go By the store and buy some food.
I stop by the store and by some food.
I go by my friend’s house and stop in or I stop by and I stop at my friend’s house.
Next is Go Down.
I can go down the stairs.
Go Down also can be used in more metaphorical meanings.
For example, this is how the crime went down which means This is the description of the
individual things that happened during the event.
How the crime happened, the individual events that happened during the commission of the
crime.
Go down can also refer to the general direction of south typically.
For example , I go down to Florida every year.
It can also refer to a price.
The price went down or I’m waiting for the price to go down.
It can also refer to food.
I can say: how did the meal go down which is similar to how did the meal happened , how
did you like the food.
Go Down can also refer to the economic situation or the job situation.
For example, you can say somebody is going down at work which means that they may lose
their job or their economic position.
Go Down can also mean a ship sinking.
A ship went down.
Or the company is going down which means that they are losing their economic status and
becoming less successful.
Next comes Go Down On Something as in Go down on the price.
For example, the dealer went down on the price and offered me a bargain which means to reduce
the price.
Next comes Go For which means, for example, I can go for promotion, which means I am trying
to get something.
Or I can go for a doctorate which means that I’m trying to achieve a doctorate degree.
Or there is a common expression: Go for it!
Which means to try to do something, try to accomplish something.
Go for can also be used in reference to a person.
For example, he went for the girl, because he wanted to become her boyfriend which means
he made an attempt to win her heart.
These are all phrasal verbs.
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