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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Go-to

http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/top-10-lies-men-tell-women-211200820.html
A whopping 52 percent of men have told their girlfriend this line. According to experts, this go-to fib is all about avoiding drama and protecting male pride.

What does go-to mean?
  

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Hi, A fib that many men resort to when they need it. Xlive

  • Hi, A fib that many men resort to when they need it.
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Hi,

A fib that many men resort to when they need it.

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This is from American sports jargon - and is appropriate to the male-oriented subject matter of the article. The "go-to" guy on a team is the one you rely on in the clutch. In basketball, he's the one you dish the ball off to so he can take the three-point shot with one second left in the game when you're down by 2 or 3 points. In American-style football, he's the clutch receiver whom you throw
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Thank you, Clive and Anony.

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