boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They want to boldly go where no man has gone before.”
“The team decided to boldly go where no man has gone before by testing a completely new technology.”
“By choosing to explore the uncharted depths of the ocean, the scientists prepared to boldly go where no man has gone before.”
A line from the opening sequence of the Star Trek TV series.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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be a man
To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.
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be one's own man
To behave independently without the influence of others.
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be the bigger man
To walk away from a conflict to prevent it from escalating.
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broken man
A man who has suffered significant and enduring emotional pain as a result of a highly unpleasant or traumatic event.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
Last updated August 10, 2026