Go with means to look good together (about clothes, colours, food), or to choose one of several options and settle on it. The second meaning is common at work when a decision is being made: Let's go with Anna's idea.
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something + goes with + something (clothes, colours, food); go with + option/idea/plan
- Does this green jacket go with my grey trousers, or is it too much?
- We looked at three hotels and went with the one closest to the beach.
- Red wine usually goes with meat, but this one is lovely with fish too.
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First versionI like this scarf, but it doesn't suit to my coat.
RevisionI like this scarf, but it doesn't go with my coat.
It's tempting to say that one thing doesn't suit to another, but suit is used when something looks good on a person, and there's no preposition after it: Red suits you. When one item looks good with another, you need go with: it doesn't go with my coat.
Match is also about things looking right together, but it's closer to being the same: the same colour or pattern, like a set. Her bag matches her shoes means the bag is the same colour as the shoes. With go with, things can be completely different, as long as they look good together: A white shirt goes with almost anything.
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These brown shoes don't really ___ your navy suit. Try the black ones.
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go with — The question is whether the shoes look good with the suit, so you need go with. Fit means to be the right size: shoes can fit your feet, but not a suit.
Describe what you wore to an important event: an interview, a wedding, a talk. Name the event and two items that went well together.
For my job interview, I chose a navy jacket because it went well with my light blue shirt.
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