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gone along to get along

gone along to get along is the past participle of go along to get along.

Meaning of go along to get along

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To conform in order to have acceptance and security.
    • He also had a talent for the truth. He would tell it, regardless, a gift that did him little political good in the Army, where you had to go along to get along.1989, Stephen Hunter, The Day Before Midnight, →ISBN, page 55

Questions about gone along to get along

What is gone along to get along the past participle of?
Gone along to get along is the past participle of go along to get along.

Words near gone along to get along in the dictionary

  1. gone all round the houses
  2. gone all the way
  3. gone aloft
  4. gone along
  5. gone along for the ride
  6. gone along to get along
  7. gone along with
  8. gone along with the gag
  9. gone amiss
  10. gone ape
  11. gone apeshit

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