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there we go

there we go phrase: said after an action has been performed successfully.

Phrase

there we go

  1. (idiomatic, informal) said after an action has been performed successfully
    • This key doesn't seem to fit the lock... ah, there we go; it's starting to turn now.
    • When's this film supposed to begin? Ah, there we go; the lights are dimming now.

Questions about there we go

What does there we go mean?
There we go means said after an action has been performed successfully.
What part of speech is there we go?
There we go is a phrase.

Words near there we go in the dictionary

  1. there ought to be a law
  2. there oughta be a law
  3. there oughtta be a law
  4. there she blows
  5. there was
  6. there we go
  7. there were
  8. there ya go
  9. there you are
  10. there you go
  11. there you have it

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