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go all round the houses

go all round 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 round the houses

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

Questions about go all round the houses

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

Words near go all round the houses in the dictionary

  1. go ahead
  2. go ahead with
  3. go all around the houses
  4. go all around the Wrekin
  5. go all out
  6. go all round the houses
  7. go all the way
  8. go along
  9. go along for the ride
  10. go along to get along
  11. go along way

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