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going to the mattresses

going to the mattresses is the present participle and gerund 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 going to the mattresses

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

Words near going to the mattresses in the dictionary

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

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