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took to the grave

took to the grave is the simple past of take to the grave.

Meaning of take to the grave

Verb

take to the grave (third-person singular simple present takes to the grave, present participle taking to the grave, simple past took to the grave, past participle taken to the grave)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To never reveal (a secret).
    • Houdini took his secrets to the grave, as he died shortly after performing one of his most famous escapes.

Questions about took to the grave

What is took to the grave the simple past of?
Took to the grave is the simple past of take to the grave.

Words near took to the grave in the dictionary

  1. took to the bank
  2. took to the bricks
  3. took to the cleaner's
  4. took to the cleaners
  5. took to the field
  6. took to the grave
  7. took to the heather
  8. took to the hills
  9. took to the road
  10. took to the skies
  11. took to the sky

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