go snake
To act in an erratic or unrestrained manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He started to go snake during the party.”
“The stress of the deadline was too much, and he began to go snake in front of his colleagues.”
“Once the pressure reached a breaking point, the usually composed manager went snake, abandoning all professional decorum in a sudden, chaotic outburst.”
disputed origin
The origin of the phrase is uncertain. No specific date or historical figure is recorded as the definitive source.
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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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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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come up with snake eyes
To fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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drain the snake
To urinate.
Last updated August 10, 2026