have (got) to go
idiom
1
: to be required to leave
I've got to go. I have a dentist appointment.
2
: to need to be gotten rid of
These old boxes have (got) to go.
3
informal
: to use the toilet
One of the children said he had to go.
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If Van Nistelrooy stays, Winks, 29, may have to go.
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Currently, many state workers only have to go into their offices two days a week.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Kansas Citians won’t have to go far for a trip to Margaritaville when a new resort-style hotel opens this summer.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
Cain, who served as guitarist as well as MD, didn’t have to go far in his Rolodex to find a first-rank group of musicians, most of whom he’s played with for two decades or more, including keyboard player Jen Gunderman, drummer Chris Kimmerer, fiddle player Melissa Barrison and bassist Rob Cureton.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 May 2025
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Currently, many state workers only have to go into their offices two days a week.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Kansas Citians won’t have to go far for a trip to Margaritaville when a new resort-style hotel opens this summer.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
Cain, who served as guitarist as well as MD, didn’t have to go far in his Rolodex to find a first-rank group of musicians, most of whom he’s played with for two decades or more, including keyboard player Jen Gunderman, drummer Chris Kimmerer, fiddle player Melissa Barrison and bassist Rob Cureton.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 May 2025
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“Have (got) to go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20%28got%29%20to%20go. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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