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gone to grass

gone to grass is the past participle of go to grass.

Meaning of go to grass

Verb

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

  1. To be turned out to pasture, especially of a horse too old to work.
  2. To go into retirement; to rusticate.
  3. (slang) To take a violent fall, especially of a boxer.

Questions about gone to grass

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

Words near gone to grass in the dictionary

  1. gone to bed with the sun
  2. gone to Cain's
  3. gone to Canossa
  4. gone to earth
  5. gone to extraordinary lengths
  6. gone to grass
  7. gone to great lengths
  8. gone to ground
  9. gone to Halifax
  10. gone to heck
  11. gone to hell

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