go about

go about idiom
  1. Also, go around. Move here and there, to and fro; also, circulate. For example, She's been going about telling everyone the news, or A report went around that the dollar was dropping. [c. 1300]
  2. Set about, undertake, as in I'm not sure how to go about making a pie. [Late 1600s]
  3. go about one's business. Proceed with one's own proper occupation or concern. For example, Don't bother with that—just go about your business. [Late 1600s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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