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ruin  


      n  
1    destroyed or decayed building or town  
2    the state or condition of being destroyed or decayed  
3    loss of wealth, position, etc., or something that causes such loss; downfall  
4    something that is severely damaged  
his life was a ruin     
5    a person who has suffered a downfall, bankruptcy, etc.  
6    loss of value or usefulness  
7    Archaic   loss of her virginity by a woman outside marriage  
      vb  
8    tr   to bring to ruin; destroy  
9    tr   to injure or spoil  
the town has been ruined with tower blocks     
10    intr  
Archaic or poetic   to fall into ruins; collapse  
     (C14: from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina a falling down, from ruere to fall violently)  
♦   ruinable      adj  
♦   ruiner      n  
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go-to guy
n.
someone to whom everybody is turning when they need advice, help
[Fam.]
dot gone
n.
an Internet business which has failed
go gaga
exp.
go crazy about something, get enthusiastic
go-to person
n.
a person you can go to for help, advice or information
go missing
v.
to be lost
he went missing my dog went missing for three days
to go apeshit
exp.
to lose one's temper
very familiar
from the get-go
exp.
from the outset, from the beginning
give the go-by
exp.
do not take into account, disregard, ignore on purpose, avoid, dismiss
E.g: His boss asked him for a report, but he gave it the go-by.
go down that road
exp.
face a specific situation; act in a certain way
E.g.: John went out of rehab a few days ago and he is determined to not go down that road again.
go to the bitter end
exp.
go to the extreme; do everything that could be done; exhaust all possibilities and resources
what goes around comes around
id.
expression used to point out that one will eventually face the consequences of his own actions
go to hell in a handbasket
exp.
deteriorate very quickly
lose it
exp.
go crazy; get angry; lose self-control
E.g.: I will lose it if we keep listening to this song.
sit around
exp.
let the time go by without doing something important, relax, waste time
E.g.: It was a quite evening: we sat around chatting and watching TV.
bar hopping
id.
going from one bar to another
take the streets
exp.
go out in the street to protest
take the leap
exp.
go for something, take one's chances
bad day for science
exp.
expression used when nothing is going well

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