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go hard in the paint

go hard in the paint verb: to put in a great effort.

Verb

go hard in the paint (third-person singular simple present goes hard in the paint, present participle going hard in the paint, simple past went hard in the paint, past participle gone hard in the paint)

  1. (slang) To put in a great effort.

Forms of go hard in the paint

third-person singular presentgoes hard in the paint
present participlegoing hard in the paint
pastwent hard in the paint
past participlegone hard in the paint

Origin of go hard in the paint

From the sport of basketball.

Questions about go hard in the paint

What does go hard in the paint mean?
Go hard in the paint means to put in a great effort.
What part of speech is go hard in the paint?
Go hard in the paint is a verb.
What is the past tense of go hard in the paint?
The past tense of go hard in the paint is went hard in the paint.

Words near go hard in the paint in the dictionary

  1. go halfsies
  2. go halves
  3. go ham
  4. go hang
  5. go hard
  6. go hard in the paint
  7. go hard or go home
  8. go hard with someone
  9. go haywire
  10. go Holland
  11. go Hollywood

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