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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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“There go/goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%20go%2Fgoes. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.

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