go down the road
go down the road verb: to employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.
Verb
go down the road (third-person singular simple present goes down the road, present participle going down the road, simple past went down the road, past participle gone down the road)
- To employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.
- Stay focused on the company's mission so that you can continue to take steps in that direction. Whatever you do, don't go down the road of being a control freak!2009, M. Watts, Office Politics - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Forms of go down the road
| third-person singular present | goes down the road |
|---|---|
| present participle | going down the road |
| past | went down the road |
| past participle | gone down the road |
| alternative form | go down that road |
| alternative form | go down a road |
Origin of go down the road
From road, in the figurative sense of the way to doing or achieving something.
Questions about go down the road
- What does go down the road mean?
- Go down the road means to employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.
- What part of speech is go down the road?
- Go down the road is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go down the road?
- The past tense of go down the road is went down the road.
Words near go down the road in the dictionary
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