if a person or thing has something going for them, they have an advantage, skill, or other positive quality
to achieve nothing, or to be completely wasted
to attack someone physically
to be sold for a particular amount of money
to be true or relevant for someone or something
to choose a particular thing
to criticize someone strongly
to go somewhere in order to get someone or something
to like a particular type of person or thing
to try to get something that you have to compete for
used for encouraging someone to do something or to try very hard
His dog looked as if it was about to go for me.
I don’t really go for horror films.
I think I’ll go for the steak. What are you having?
I’d have hated for all that work to go for nothing.
I’m going to go for a newspaper.
Nicaragua, she said, was not the kind of place you would go for a holiday.
She’s just gone for the kids – she’ll be back any minute.
So I'm going to check out the house where I've got to go for the money.
So what type of men do you go for?
The prominence of the victim -- well, the US Attorney won't go for it.
The temptation to go for the high melodrama was almost overwhelming till I looked at Jett.
There were 200 people going for just three jobs.
We expect the house to go for about £200,000.
We expect you boys to behave yourselves, and the same goes for the girls.
We had a row and I really went for him.
With its wide variety and low prices, the new shop has a lot going for it.
goes for
going for
went for
gone for
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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