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goes into the long grass

goes into the long grass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go into the long grass.

Meaning of go into the long grass

Verb

go into the long grass (third-person singular simple present goes into the long grass, present participle going into the long grass, simple past went into the long grass, past participle gone into the long grass)

  1. Synonym of kick into the long grass.
    • Smith warned that if Phase 5 "went into the long grass, we would have to redo" the monitoring work completed to date.2025 February 19, David Stubbings, “Final phase of South West rail resilience unfunded”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 7

Questions about goes into the long grass

What is goes into the long grass the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes into the long grass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go into the long grass.

Words near goes into the long grass in the dictionary

  1. goes in unto
  2. goes in with
  3. goes into
  4. goes into detail
  5. goes into one's shell
  6. goes into the long grass
  7. goes it
  8. goes it alone
  9. goes left
  10. goes like a dream
  11. goes long

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