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go around the houses

go around the houses verb: to do something (especially to speak) circuitously.

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

Antonyms of go around the houses

Forms of go around the houses

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

Questions about go around the houses

What does go around the houses mean?
Go around the houses means to do something (especially to speak) circuitously.
What part of speech is go around the houses?
Go around the houses is a verb.
What is the past tense of go around the houses?
The past tense of go around the houses is went around the houses.

Words near go around the houses in the dictionary

  1. go and play in traffic
  2. go ape
  3. go apeshit
  4. go around
  5. go around in circles
  6. go around the houses
  7. go around with
  8. go astray
  9. go at
  10. go at a good clip
  11. go at it

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