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G

to go bananas

      QUOTE    

"I'll go banana in here on my own."

MEANING

 You can go bananas if something upsets you, or annoys you very much.If you go bananas,  you loose your mind, you become crazy, mad or wild with excitement, anger or frustration.

USE

You can use the phrase with 'go' and 'be'

WE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING BEST ANSWERS :

  • To go banana is to become crazy.
  • In French , we say 'devenir maboul', or 'devenir dingue'.

FOLLOW-UP

 Here is another one with the word "banana" :

phrase : "the big banana"

quote : "After becoming the big banana, he was no longer the friendly and likeable person he used to be."

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  to go on

QUOTE    

"The game went on for about one hour after we left."

MEANING

The verb "to go on" means to continue.

USE

Use this expression every time you mean "to continue"

EXPRESIONS SIMILAIRES EN FRANçAIS

continuer

poursuivre

WE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING BEST ANSWERS :

 

FOLLOW-UP

 Here is another one with "go on" but with a different meaning :

phrase : "What a way to go on."

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