have (got) to go

idiom

: to be required to leave

I've got to go. I have a dentist appointment.

: to need to be gotten rid of

These old boxes have (got) to go.

informal : to use the toilet

One of the children said he had to go.

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A lot of things have to go right to get me to that point. —

Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024 The rank of lieutenant special assignment is a discretionary promotion that does not have to go through civil service procedure under NYPD rules. —

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024 If Trump succeeds in ending their Temporary Protected Status, many of Springfield’s Haitian immigrants would have to go through immigration court before being deported. —

Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024 But Carr will have to go through most of the next four years without any opportunity to challenge a broadcast TV license renewal. —

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