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goes to the goat's house for wool

goes to the goat's house for wool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go to the goat's house for wool.

Meaning of go to the goat's house for wool

Verb

go to the goat's house for wool (third-person singular simple present goes to the goat's house for wool, present participle going to the goat's house for wool, simple past went to the goat's house for wool, past participle gone to the goat's house for wool)

  1. To go to the wrong place for something; to seek help from a source that cannot provide it.

Questions about goes to the goat's house for wool

What is goes to the goat's house for wool the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes to the goat's house for wool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go to the goat's house for wool.

Words near goes to the goat's house for wool in the dictionary

  1. goes to the country
  2. goes to the devil
  3. goes to the dogs
  4. goes to the ends of the earth
  5. goes to the ends of the world
  6. goes to the goat's house for wool
  7. goes to the mat
  8. goes to the mats
  9. goes to the mattresses
  10. goes to the polls
  11. goes to the restroom

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