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go it, ye cripples

go it, ye cripples phrase: synonym of go it (“keep it up; term of encouragement”).

Phrase

go it, ye cripples

  1. (obsolete, slang) Synonym of go it (“keep it up; term of encouragement”).
    Synonyms:
    go it

Synonyms of go it, ye cripples

Forms of go it, ye cripples

alternative formgo it, you cripples

Origin of go it, ye cripples

Said to have been a facetious rendering of the last line of Virgil's Eclogues: "Ite domum saturæ, venit Hesperus, ite capellæ"; or, "Go it, ye cripples, crutches are cheap."

Questions about go it, ye cripples

What does go it, ye cripples mean?
Go it, ye cripples means synonym of go it (“keep it up; term of encouragement”).
What part of speech is go it, ye cripples?
Go it, ye cripples is a phrase.

Words near go it, ye cripples in the dictionary

  1. go into one's shell
  2. go into the long grass
  3. go it
  4. go it alone
  5. go it blind
  6. go it, ye cripples
  7. go it, you cripples
  8. go juice
  9. go jump in the lake
  10. go jump off a bridge
  11. go jump off a building

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