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go to the ends of the earth

go to the ends of the earth verb: to do everything possible to achieve something.

Verb

go to the ends of the earth (third-person singular simple present goes to the ends of the earth, present participle going to the ends of the earth, simple past went to the ends of the earth, past participle gone to the ends of the earth)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To do everything possible to achieve something.
    • Near-synonyms: go to great lengths, bend over backwards
    • I'd go to the ends of the earth to be with him.

Synonyms of go to the ends of the earth

Forms of go to the ends of the earth

third-person singular presentgoes to the ends of the earth
present participlegoing to the ends of the earth
pastwent to the ends of the earth
past participlegone to the ends of the earth

Questions about go to the ends of the earth

What does go to the ends of the earth mean?
Go to the ends of the earth means to do everything possible to achieve something.
What part of speech is go to the ends of the earth?
Go to the ends of the earth is a verb.
What is the past tense of go to the ends of the earth?
The past tense of go to the ends of the earth is went to the ends of the earth.

Words near go to the ends of the earth in the dictionary

  1. go to the bathroom
  2. go to the bow-wows
  3. go to the country
  4. go to the devil
  5. go to the dogs
  6. go to the ends of the earth
  7. go to the ends of the world
  8. go to the goat's house for wool
  9. go to the mat
  10. go to the mats
  11. go to the mattresses

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