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gone it alone

gone it alone is the past participle of go it alone.

Meaning of go it alone

Verb

go it alone (third-person singular simple present goes it alone, present participle going it alone, simple past went it alone, past participle gone it alone)

  1. (colloquial) To do something alone or independently, especially something that is normally or better done in groups.
    • He quit working for the company and decided to go it alone as a consultant instead.
    Synonyms:
    walk alone, lone it
  2. To play a hand without the assistance of one's partner.
    • When the trump suit [in euchre] has been settled, the player who has named it (the maker) has the right to go it alone, but he must announce his intention to do so before a card has been led. His partner places his cards face downwards on the table, and takes no active part in the hand. The maker...2014, “Games for Three or More”, in Sarah Tomley, editor, The Card Games Bible: Over 150 Games and Tricks, London: Hamlyn, →ISBN, pages 125–126

Questions about gone it alone

What is gone it alone the past participle of?
Gone it alone is the past participle of go it alone.

Words near gone it alone in the dictionary

  1. gone into
  2. gone into detail
  3. gone into one's shell
  4. gone into the long grass
  5. gone it
  6. gone it alone
  7. gone left
  8. gone like a dream
  9. gone long
  10. gone mad
  11. gone mental

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