go-as-you-please
go-as-you-please adjective: freestyle (of a race, especially a walking race); hence, (more generally) unconstrained by convention, loose, easy.
Adjective
go-as-you-please (comparative more go-as-you-please, superlative most go-as-you-please)
Noun
go-as-you-please (uncountable)
- A go-as-you-please race; hence, a free-for-all; laissez-faire, a relaxed atmosphere.
- ‘Well, that was far too much for me, and I went off on a go-as-you-please round the bloomin’ room.’1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 99
- Here he was just over forty, and explaining […] how excellent was the backwardness of Essex and English go-as-you-please, and how through good temper it made in some mysterious way for all that was desirable.1916, HG Wells, Mr Britling Sees it Through, London: Hogarth Press, published 1985, page 117
go-as-you-please meaning in Tamil
go-as-you-please in Tamil
- பட்டுப்பாடில்லாமல் செல்லத்தக்க
Forms of go-as-you-please
| comparative | more go-as-you-please |
|---|---|
| superlative | most go-as-you-please |
Questions about go-as-you-please
- What does go-as-you-please mean?
- Go-as-you-please means freestyle (of a race, especially a walking race); hence, (more generally) unconstrained by convention, loose, easy.
- What is go-as-you-please in Tamil?
- Go-as-you-please in Tamil is பட்டுப்பாடில்லாமல் செல்லத்தக்க. See Go-as-you-please meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is go-as-you-please?
- Go-as-you-please can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near go-as-you-please in the dictionary
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