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Musicgold Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Go it alone

Hi,



I am confused about the ‘go it alone’ phrase in the following sentence. Shouldn’t it be ‘go alone’?



‘ could go it alone with a ban on smacking children’



Also what are the other ways of saying the same.



MG.
  

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It's one of those good'ol' fixed expressions. Wales may be the only (country) which will put a ban on smacking children into effect. ) If you won't stand with me on this, I'll just have to go it alone.

— Avangi

  • It's one of those good'ol' fixed expressions.
  • Wales may be the only (country) which will put a ban on smacking children into effect.
  • ) If you won't stand with me on this, I'll just have to go it alone.
  • face it alone do the work myself be the only person who defends this position It implies some sort of symbolic journey - a difficult row to hoe alone.
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It's one of those good'ol' fixed expressions.

Wales may be the only (country) which will put a ban on smacking children into effect. (which has a ban on smaking children.)

If you won't stand with me on this, I'll just have to go it alone.

 face it alone
do the work myself
be the only person who defends this position

 It implies
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