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goes to the mat

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

Meaning of go to the mat

Verb

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

  1. (US, idiomatic) To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.
    • He was ready to go to the mat to keep the old color scheme.

Questions about goes to the mat

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

Words near goes to the mat in the dictionary

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

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