in one go
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3.4
- idiom
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de una sola vez
- He finished all his homework in one go to enjoy the rest of the day.
- get everything in one go
- three in one go
- done all in one go
So they got petty revenge by chugging it all in one go and burping and ordering another.
- So they got petty revenge by chugging it all in one go and burping and ordering another.
- Being able to see what's around your car completely all in one go.
- Like I feel like shorter books like that feel better when they're read in one go.
- Elon Musk has said what's the best way to solve the most problems in one go?
- I think that's just something I will have to like do more often, but in little bits instead of all in one go like I've been this month.
- You know how I I tend to read things in one go if I can, or at least like within two days.
Examples
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Because I am not rich, I would not be able to replace all eight pairs in one go.
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Last night, you drank a whole jar in one go.
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I want you to drink the rest in one go.
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Bob, any comments on why we are getting so much in one go?
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I believe that the problem cannot be resolved in one go.
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It's hard to absorb the whole lot in one go.
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Seriously, I am shocked we are getting so much footage in one go.
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You've given me a lot of bad news in one go, My Lady.
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Don't be spending all your money in one go.
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When you have notifications lumped together, such as for Facebook, you can delete all of them in one go, but you can't pick individual notifications to delete.
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Synonyms
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2.1
Happening at the same time
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7.6
A single sudden action that happens all at once
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3.2
To finish something all at once without taking a break
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4.7
All done at the same time with one action
Antonyms
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'all at once; in a single attempt' is directly compositional from 'in' + 'one' + 'go' when 'go' is understood as 'a single attempt/turn'. This pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. French 'd'un seul coup', Spanish 'de una vez') and follows straightforward English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
In one go comes from the idea of doing something in a single go, a complete try or action, like finishing a glass in one long drink without stopping. So, it means 'all at once'.