"go with a swing" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes with a swing [present, singular, third-person], going with a swing [participle, present], went with a swing [past], gone with a swing [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> with a swing}} go with a swing (third-person singular simple present goes with a swing, present participle going with a swing, simple past went with a swing, past participle gone with a swing)
  1. (British, informal) To be successful and fun. Tags: British, informal Related terms: in full swing
    Sense id: en-go_with_a_swing-en-verb-4gusKoC8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
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      ]
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      "name": "en-verb"
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      "glosses": [
        "To be successful and fun."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(British, informal) To be successful and fun."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "in full swing"
        }
      ],
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        "British",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "go with a swing"
}
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be successful and fun."
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        "(British, informal) To be successful and fun."
      ],
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        "British",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "go with a swing"
}

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