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go to the goat's house for wool

go to the goat's house for wool verb: to go to the wrong place for something; to seek help from a source that cannot provide it.

Verb

go to the goat's house for wool (third-person singular simple present goes to the goat's house for wool, present participle going to the goat's house for wool, simple past went to the goat's house for wool, past participle gone to the goat's house for wool)

  1. To go to the wrong place for something; to seek help from a source that cannot provide it.

Forms of go to the goat's house for wool

third-person singular presentgoes to the goat's house for wool
present participlegoing to the goat's house for wool
pastwent to the goat's house for wool
past participlegone to the goat's house for wool

Questions about go to the goat's house for wool

What does go to the goat's house for wool mean?
Go to the goat's house for wool means to go to the wrong place for something; to seek help from a source that cannot provide it.
What part of speech is go to the goat's house for wool?
Go to the goat's house for wool is a verb.
What is the past tense of go to the goat's house for wool?
The past tense of go to the goat's house for wool is went to the goat's house for wool.

Words near go to the goat's house for wool in the dictionary

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

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