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went along to get along

went along to get along is the simple past of go along to get along.

Meaning of go along to get along

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To conform in order to have acceptance and security.
    • He also had a talent for the truth. He would tell it, regardless, a gift that did him little political good in the Army, where you had to go along to get along.1989, Stephen Hunter, The Day Before Midnight, →ISBN, page 55

Questions about went along to get along

What is went along to get along the simple past of?
Went along to get along is the simple past of go along to get along.

Words near went along to get along in the dictionary

  1. went all out
  2. went all round the houses
  3. went all the way
  4. went along
  5. went along for the ride
  6. went along to get along
  7. went along with
  8. went along with the gag
  9. went amiss
  10. went ape
  11. went apeshit

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