go great guns
To perform particularly well; to be particularly successful.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The new business is going great guns this year.”
“After a slow start, the project is going great guns and we expect to finish early.”
“Despite the initial skepticism from the board, the marketing campaign is going great guns, significantly exceeding all of our quarterly performance targets.”
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a great deal
Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.
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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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big gun
A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
Last updated August 10, 2026