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go down like a sack of potatoes

go down like a sack of potatoes verb: to fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully.

Verb

go down like a sack of potatoes (third-person singular simple present goes down like a sack of potatoes, present participle going down like a sack of potatoes, simple past went down like a sack of potatoes, past participle gone down like a sack of potatoes)

  1. (informal, simile) To fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully.

Forms of go down like a sack of potatoes

third-person singular presentgoes down like a sack of potatoes
present participlegoing down like a sack of potatoes
pastwent down like a sack of potatoes
past participlegone down like a sack of potatoes
alternative formdrop like a sack of potatoes

Questions about go down like a sack of potatoes

What does go down like a sack of potatoes mean?
Go down like a sack of potatoes means to fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully.
What part of speech is go down like a sack of potatoes?
Go down like a sack of potatoes is a verb.
What is the past tense of go down like a sack of potatoes?
The past tense of go down like a sack of potatoes is went down like a sack of potatoes.

Words near go down like a sack of potatoes in the dictionary

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  3. go down like a cup of sick
  4. go down like a lead balloon
  5. go down like a lead zeppelin
  6. go down like a sack of potatoes
  7. go down on
  8. go down south
  9. go down swinging
  10. go down that road
  11. go down the drain

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