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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London Rome, .
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We're London Rome, aren't do it go.
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About the sentence
…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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If you , it's better large purchases .
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Accent: Scotland
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I he cake !
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About the sentence
…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!
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