Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Being a player on an athletic team who is relied upon to make important plays, especially in clutch situations: the team's go-to receiver.
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- adj. Desirable
- adj. Reliable; likely to perform in difficult circumstances.
Etymologies
Examples
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I ended up becoming known as a go-to girl for technology and office space donations for the September 11th Fund.
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Callow's obsession with theater and his total immersion in it since he was 18 he was born in 1949 has made him what can be called the go-to guy for reviews, essays and reminiscences.
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The go-to Zen To Go guy said, The only Zen you find in politics is the Zen in ironic headlines to show how little Zen there is there.
Michael Sigman: Zen and the Art of Presidential Politics -- or Not
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Or when Rossi focuses on the war cheerleading of then-reporter Judith Miller, who happily piped "scoops" from unreliable sources on to the Times' front pages, casting the Times as the go-to medium for the Bush administration to justify its invasion of Iraq.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Page One -- Inside the New York Times
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"When it comes to painstakingly faithful adaptations of material already beloved by millions of rabid fans, Jackson is the go-to guy," said a publicist in a statement made over the weekend.
James Napoli: Palin Emails Released as Epic Book Trilogy; Peter Jackson to Direct Film Version
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Pawlenty has become the go-to “punk” for the teabagger loonies.
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He seems to be the go-to guy for court-martial questions in the Army, hellina ..,
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Certainly the executive director of the Independent Women's Forum their motto should be: We put the "W" in "Free Enterprise!" is the nation's go-to source on how women are faring in this busted economy.
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Their go-to move is for three players to guard the two principal players involved in the pick-and-roll, especially if Carmelo Anthony or Amar'e Stoudemire are the players with the ball.
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Best for Cajun cuisine: Transporting Sazeracs, packed jambalaya and outsize entrees of blackened fish and perfectly cooked beef fillet make Acadiana an area go-to for Crescent City fare, but for blue collar classics like the the po boy, look to Bardia's New Orleans Cafe in Adams Morgan or the Cajun Experience in Leesburg.
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