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went down that road

went down that road is the simple past of go down that road.

Meaning of go down that road

Verb

go down that road (third-person singular simple present goes down that road, present participle going down that road, simple past went down that road, past participle gone down that road)

  1. (idiomatic) To settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.
    • We haven't decided if we want to move yet, but if we go down that road, there'll clearly be no way back.

Questions about went down that road

What is went down that road the simple past of?
Went down that road is the simple past of go down that road.

Words near went down that road in the dictionary

  1. went down like a lead zeppelin
  2. went down like a sack of potatoes
  3. went down on
  4. went down south
  5. went down swinging
  6. went down that road
  7. went down the drain
  8. went down the khazi
  9. went down the pan
  10. went down the road
  11. went down the toilet

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