there go/goes
idiom
informal
—used to say that something is no longer available or possible
Look at that traffic jam! There goes our only chance of arriving on time.
It's supposed to rain this weekend, so there go our plans for a barbecue.
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Anything left over from the donation next goes toward a maximum contribution to Save America, and then anything left from there goes to the RNC and then to state political parties.
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Michelle L. Price, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
To do so, users would need to go into their settings on the Twitter app, then find the privacy and safety section, from there go to direct messages and then users can turn off the calling feature by hitting the disable calls button.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024
Also, there goes my theory about the show turning into an animals-live-forever mystery program.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
Drop a few degrees in the spring or fall and there goes your crown.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
Because Grand Canyon West is Native-owned, money spent there goes directly to the Hualapai people.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
No love be granted to he who hates all love save life
writ on paper there goes my
seed wild into
death.
—Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
At the time, every museum in the country was wailing about diversity, equity, and inclusion, and there goes the Whitney, picking an insider and middle-aged gringo, without even a search.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
Colsen 5-Inch Mini Tabletop Fire Pit Unfortunately, our fireplace is no longer operational, so there goes our spontaneous s'more nights.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2023
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Michelle L. Price, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
To do so, users would need to go into their settings on the Twitter app, then find the privacy and safety section, from there go to direct messages and then users can turn off the calling feature by hitting the disable calls button.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024
Also, there goes my theory about the show turning into an animals-live-forever mystery program.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
Drop a few degrees in the spring or fall and there goes your crown.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
Because Grand Canyon West is Native-owned, money spent there goes directly to the Hualapai people.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
No love be granted to he who hates all love save life
writ on paper there goes my
seed wild into
death.
—Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
At the time, every museum in the country was wailing about diversity, equity, and inclusion, and there goes the Whitney, picking an insider and middle-aged gringo, without even a search.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
Colsen 5-Inch Mini Tabletop Fire Pit Unfortunately, our fireplace is no longer operational, so there goes our spontaneous s'more nights.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2023
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“There go/goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%20go%2Fgoes. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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