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gone Pete Tong

gone Pete Tong is the past participle of go Pete Tong.

Meaning of go Pete Tong

Verb

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

  1. (Cockney, slang) To go wrong.
    • But when Bobby got busted, it all went Pete Tong for him.2007, Robbie Fithon, Rainy City Players, page 95

Questions about gone Pete Tong

What is gone Pete Tong the past participle of?
Gone Pete Tong is the past participle of go Pete Tong.

Words near gone Pete Tong in the dictionary

  1. gone overboard
  2. gone past
  3. gone pear shaped
  4. gone pear-shaped
  5. gone pearshaped
  6. gone Pete Tong
  7. gone phut
  8. gone places
  9. gone platinum
  10. gone poof
  11. gone postal

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