go to the well
To draw on a resource or reserve that may be at risk of being exhausted.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He had to go to the well one more time for money.”
“The writer had already used his best ideas, but he had to go to the well again to finish the book.”
“After years of relying on his dwindling savings, he found that he could no longer go to the well without facing total financial ruin.”
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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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all very well
All right to a certain extent, but problematic beyond that, or for other people.
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as well
In addition; also.
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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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do well by doing good
To achieve social acceptance or financial success as a result of behaving in a benevolent or charitable manner.
Last updated August 10, 2026