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gone to the mattresses

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

Meaning of go to the mattresses

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.
    • I want Sollozzo. If not, it's all-out war. We'll go to the mattresses.1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather, Putnam, page 132

Questions about gone to the mattresses

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

Words near gone to the mattresses in the dictionary

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

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