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go all around the houses

go all around the houses is the alternative form of go around the houses.

Meaning of go around the houses

Verb

go around the houses (third-person singular simple present goes around the houses, present participle going around the houses, simple past went around the houses, past participle gone around the houses)

  1. (idiomatic) To do something (especially to speak) circuitously.
    Antonyms:
    come to the point, cut to the chase, get on with it, get to the point

Forms of go all around the houses

third-person singular presentgoes all around the houses
present participlegoing all around the houses
pastwent all around the houses
past participlegone all around the houses

Questions about go all around the houses

What is go all around the houses the alternative form of?
Go all around the houses is the alternative form of go around the houses.

Words near go all around the houses in the dictionary

  1. go after
  2. go against
  3. go against the grain
  4. go ahead
  5. go ahead with
  6. go all around the houses
  7. go all around the Wrekin
  8. go all out
  9. go all round the houses
  10. go all the way
  11. go along

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