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goes down like a sack of potatoes

goes down like a sack of potatoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go down like a sack of potatoes.

Meaning of go down like a sack of potatoes

Verb

go down like a sack of potatoes (third-person singular simple present goes down like a sack of potatoes, present participle going down like a sack of potatoes, simple past went down like a sack of potatoes, past participle gone down like a sack of potatoes)

  1. (informal, simile) To fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully.

Questions about goes down like a sack of potatoes

What is goes down like a sack of potatoes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes down like a sack of potatoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go down like a sack of potatoes.

Words near goes down like a sack of potatoes in the dictionary

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  4. goes down like a lead balloon
  5. goes down like a lead zeppelin
  6. goes down like a sack of potatoes
  7. goes down on
  8. goes down south
  9. goes down swinging
  10. goes down that road
  11. goes down the drain

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