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going to the goat's house for wool

going to the goat's house for wool is the present participle and gerund 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 going to the goat's house for wool

What is going to the goat's house for wool the present participle and gerund of?
Going to the goat's house for wool is the present participle and gerund of go to the goat's house for wool.

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

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

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