"Go get" doesn't quite mean the same as just "get". In short: it gets produced because it's grammatical, and sticks around because at worst it has no reason not to and at best it actually …

get-go n. Esp. Black E. the very beginning. Cf. colloq. from the word "go." [First three cited examples:] 1966 in T.C. Bambara Gorilla 42: I knew Dick and Jane was full of crap from the …

Sep 24, 2019 · For the same reason they can only enter into the simple catenative construction, not the complex one. The ordinary verb want can enter into either: They want to get a new car …

Mar 25, 2013 · "I get to go now." The above sentence states that a person -may- leave. A great blog post on this topic can be found here, referencing OED, Merriam-Webster, and The …

Feb 24, 2015 · Get-go and go-get are different idioms. From the get-go means 'from the very beginning', so get-go means 'beginning'. Go get, on the other hand, means to take action (go) …

Jul 11, 2011 · "Get set"/"Set"/"Steady" - Assume and hold your "launch" pose; this is different than simply "taking your mark", because in most races with this or a similar procedure, no …

@Peter I'd say there's a slightly different meaning. 'Have a rest' seems more tailored-to-the-occasion, say after digging for 4 hours solid; 'get some rest' seems less localised: 'I've been …

Jun 9, 2012 · (Implies I need to go out, or away, to watch the movie. This usually occurs at the movie theaters/theatre, cinema, whatever the hell your dialect of English is). I am going to …

Feb 22, 2012 · The phrase, as I have always heard it, is used to direct someone toward completing a task quickly, or with urgency. "Go get that object from over there, chop chop." …

Get crazy isn't popular as a synonym for go crazy, but the Ngram viewer attests to it. And the theory doesn't explain why you can go pale and get pale, which process is generally beyond …