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goes snake

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

Meaning of go snake

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, idiomatic, informal) To act in an erratic or unrestrained manner.
    • Industry watchers note that high prices and record revenues likely mean the sector is headed for strong profits, despite its challenges. / “Prices have gone snake. If you think about it, the tariffs have been a constant over the whole thing. […]” observed James Beck, a forestry professor at the...2004 August 23, Geoffrey Scotton, “Alberta lumber sales roar: Exports, prices put industry on record pace”, in Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, page D4
    Synonyms:
    go crazy, go postal, Note: All terms are idiomatic unless stated otherwise., blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, blow one's top, crash out, cut up nasty, cut up rough

Questions about goes snake

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

Words near goes snake in the dictionary

  1. goes round the houses
  2. goes round with
  3. goes short
  4. goes sing
  5. goes slap off on
  6. goes snake
  7. goes so far as
  8. goes soft
  9. goes sour
  10. goes south
  11. goes straight

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