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goes Pete Tong

goes Pete Tong is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go Pete Tong.

Meaning of go Pete Tong

Verb

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

  1. (Cockney, slang) To go wrong.
    • But when Bobby got busted, it all went Pete Tong for him.2007, Robbie Fithon, Rainy City Players, page 95

Questions about goes Pete Tong

What is goes Pete Tong the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes Pete Tong is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go Pete Tong.

Words near goes Pete Tong in the dictionary

  1. goes overboard
  2. goes past
  3. goes pear shaped
  4. goes pear-shaped
  5. goes pearshaped
  6. goes Pete Tong
  7. goes phut
  8. goes places
  9. goes platinum
  10. goes poof
  11. goes postal

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