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gone to the mat

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

Meaning of go to the mat

Verb

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

  1. (US, idiomatic) To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated.
    • He was ready to go to the mat to keep the old color scheme.

Questions about gone to the mat

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

Words near gone to the mat in the dictionary

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

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