Examples and explanation
If you do something all in one go, you do it in one action (without any breaks or without stopping).
For example, if you have a long journey to do then you might decide to break it up into a series of smaller journeys instead of doing the entire journey all in one go.
Have a go at these micro-dictation exercises to hear this expression being used in context – how much can you understand?
Accent: North America
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…We’re driving…
This is an example of the use of the present continuous to describe a future arrangement. e.g. I’m flying to Rome next Saturday, and then returning the following Friday.
Accent: Northern England
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Accent: Scotland
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…I can’t believe he ate the entire cake…
I can’t believe + sentence is a useful way to express strong surprise or shock, either in a positive or negative way. e.g. We all thought the boss’s new haircut was terrible, but I can’t believe you actually told him!
- If you won the lottery, would you prefer to receive your prize all in one go or bit by bit (e.g. a fixed amount every month)? Why?
- Have you ever watched an entire TV series all in one go?
- When you have something painful, boring or unpleasant to do, do you prefer to do it all in one go or a little bit at a time? For example, I don’t like tidying my flat, so I try to do it all in one go once a week, instead of doing a little bit every day.
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