anything goes
There are no rules or restrictions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“In this creative workshop, anything goes.”
“The rules are very relaxed at this party, so pretty much anything goes.”
“During the chaotic final days of the political campaign, it felt as though anything goes, with candidates ignoring all established norms of conduct.”
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a little of something goes a long way
Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.
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balloon goes up
Something exciting, risky, or troublesome begins.
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here goes nothing
Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried.
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how goes it
An informal greeting roughly equivalent to how are you.
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if anything
Used to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case (often the opposite of something previously implied).
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make it up as one goes along
To improvise continuously.
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not much of anything
Very little; not a lot.
Last updated August 10, 2026