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go to water

go to water verb: to give up under threat or pressure.

Verb

go to water (third-person singular simple present goes to water, present participle going to water, simple past went to water, past participle gone to water)

  1. (informal) To give up under threat or pressure.
    • Cooper, Erin; Powell, Meg; Bovill, Monte (9 December 2022), “Robbins Island wind farm proposal approved on condition of 5-month annual shutdown due to orange-bellied parrots”, in ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation: “There's absolutely no doubt this company will appeal the decision of the...

Forms of go to water

third-person singular presentgoes to water
present participlegoing to water
pastwent to water
past participlegone to water

Questions about go to water

What does go to water mean?
Go to water means to give up under threat or pressure.
What part of speech is go to water?
Go to water is a verb.
What is the past tense of go to water?
The past tense of go to water is went to water.

Words near go to water in the dictionary

  1. go to the well
  2. go to town
  3. go to town on
  4. go to war
  5. go to waste
  6. go to water
  7. go to work
  8. go together
  9. go toilet
  10. go too far
  11. go tos

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