go to the scaffold
To be executed (usually by hanging or beheading).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The prisoner walked slowly as he went to the scaffold.”
“The crowd gathered in silence to watch the condemned man as he went to the scaffold.”
“Despite his claims of innocence, the disgraced nobleman maintained his dignity as he went to the scaffold to face his final judgment.”
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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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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
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enough to go around
There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.
Last updated August 10, 2026