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goes to the mattresses

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

Meaning of go to the mattresses

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.
    • I want Sollozzo. If not, it's all-out war. We'll go to the mattresses.1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather, Putnam, page 132

Questions about goes to the mattresses

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

Words near goes to the mattresses in the dictionary

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

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