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going to pigs and whistles

going to pigs and whistles is the present participle and gerund of go to pigs and whistles.

Meaning of go to pigs and whistles

Verb

go to pigs and whistles (third-person singular simple present goes to pigs and whistles, present participle going to pigs and whistles, simple past went to pigs and whistles, past participle gone to pigs and whistles)

  1. (archaic) To be ruined.

Questions about going to pigs and whistles

What is going to pigs and whistles the present participle and gerund of?
Going to pigs and whistles is the present participle and gerund of go to pigs and whistles.

Words near going to pigs and whistles in the dictionary

  1. going to heck
  2. going to hell
  3. going to hell and back
  4. going to pains
  5. going to pieces
  6. going to pigs and whistles
  7. going to plan
  8. going to pot
  9. going to press
  10. going to Prestwich
  11. going to ratshit

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