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calls a go

calls a go is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call a go.

Meaning of call a go

Verb

call a go (third-person singular simple present calls a go, present participle calling a go, simple past and past participle called a go)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To give up and desist; call it a day.
    • At this he called a go, saying, “You have learnt quite enough for one lesson.”1866, The United Service Magazine, page 114

Questions about calls a go

What is calls a go the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls a go is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call a go.

Words near calls a go in the dictionary

  1. callrate
  2. callrates
  3. calls
  4. calls 'em as one sees 'em
  5. calls a cab
  6. calls a go
  7. calls a halt
  8. calls a lid
  9. calls a shovel a shovel
  10. calls a spade a shovel
  11. calls a spade a spade

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