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goes down the wrong way

goes down the wrong way is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go down the wrong way.

Meaning of go down the wrong way

Verb

go down the wrong way (third-person singular simple present goes down the wrong way, present participle going down the wrong way, simple past went down the wrong way, past participle gone down the wrong way)

  1. (idiomatic) To go down the trachea (windpipe) in one's throat instead of the esophagus (the tube in the throat for swallowed food and fluids), typically resulting in coughing or choking.
    • She took a big drink of milk and it went down the wrong way. She was coughing for the next two minutes.

Questions about goes down the wrong way

What is goes down the wrong way the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes down the wrong way is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go down the wrong way.

Words near goes down the wrong way in the dictionary

  1. goes down the toilet
  2. goes down the tube
  3. goes down the tubes
  4. goes down the wrong pipe
  5. goes down the wrong throat
  6. goes down the wrong way
  7. goes down with
  8. goes downhill
  9. goes downtown
  10. goes Dutch
  11. goes easy

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