go unchallenged

This page is about the collocation go unchallenged

collocation pattern: verb + adjective

Meaning

to not be challenged or corrected

For example

  • I couldn't let his claim go unchallenged, so I said, "I'm sorry, but that's not true."

  • The idea that corporations have the same rights as people has gone unchallenged for far too long.

Note:
A similar collocation is "remain unchallenged"

Quick Quiz

A false statement can go unchallenged if the person who makes it

a. is very powerful

b. knows it's false

c. thinks it's true
a) is very powerful b) knows it's false c) thinks it's true

Contributor: Matt Errey