🔹Can I always use the phrasal verb “go over” implying the meaning “examine” in such examples as:

1. I briefly go over the details of my new lesson.
2. He went over a new scientific article.
3. A child is going over mathematics rules.
4. My daughter went over the instruction.

🔹Does “over” mean “because of” in this example?
They argued over nothing.

Question

🔹Can I always use the phrasal verb “go over” implying the meaning “examine” in such examples as:

1. I briefly go over the details of my new lesson.
2. He went over a new scientific article.
3. A child is going over mathematics rules.
4. My daughter went over the instruction.

🔹Does “over” mean “because of” in this example?
They argued over nothing.

Answer

Also “over” in your last example refers to the subject in which they were arguing.

Answer

“Go over” does not always mean “examine”, which suggests looking at something carefully.

I’ll go over the basics of the contract. (Just the main points. I won’t examine the details.)

Teachers love to go over idioms that native speakers rarely use. (They cover them. They include them.)

I went over the vocabulary words again. (I reviewed them)

To convey “examine” you might say “went over in detail”. They went over the evidence in great detail in order to solve the crime.

Answer

Yes and yes.

We also usually say "to fight over." As in, "The kids are always fighting over the TV remote."

Answer

Yes. You’ve got it right. To “go over something” can me used in the sense of examining or to briefly skim over a paragraph or in other contexts. Great job.

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