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go round the houses

go round the houses is the alternative form of go around the houses.

Meaning of go around the houses

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

Forms of go round the houses

third-person singular presentgoes round the houses
present participlegoing round the houses
pastwent round the houses
past participlegone round the houses

Questions about go round the houses

What is go round the houses the alternative form of?
Go round the houses is the alternative form of go around the houses.

Words near go round the houses in the dictionary

  1. go public
  2. go quietly
  3. go rogue
  4. go round
  5. go round in circles
  6. go round the houses
  7. go round with
  8. go screw yourself
  9. go set
  10. go shit in your hat
  11. go shit yourself

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