Collocation
Mind how you go.
A friendly warning or farewell, meaning 'be careful' or 'take care of yourself'. Often used when someone is leaving, especially if there are potential dangers or difficult conditions (e.g., icy path, busy road, long journey).
Definition
'Mind how you go.' is a common English collocation. A friendly warning or farewell, meaning 'be careful' or 'take care of yourself'. Often used when someone is leaving, especially if there are potential dangers or difficult conditions (e.g., icy path, busy road, long journey).
Mind how you go
“It's getting dark and the roads are wet, so mind how you go on the way home.”
Examples
- Okay, I'm off. Mind how you go, it's a bit slippery out there.
- Right, bye everyone! Mind how you go, especially on the stairs.
- Thanks for coming over. Mind how you go in the traffic.
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- The weather forecast says it might rain later, so mind how you go on your walk.
- She always tells her children to mind how they go when they cycle to school.
- After the party, he reminded his guests to mind how they went, as the roads were quiet.
- When you're hiking in the mountains, you really need to mind how you go, especially with the loose rocks.
- Their grandmother always used to say, 'Mind how you go now, dear,' whenever they left her house.
- We told him to mind how he went when he walked home alone late at night.
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