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went hard in the paint

went hard in the paint is the simple past of go hard in the paint.

Meaning of go hard in the paint

Verb

go hard in the paint (third-person singular simple present goes hard in the paint, present participle going hard in the paint, simple past went hard in the paint, past participle gone hard in the paint)

  1. (slang) To put in a great effort.

Questions about went hard in the paint

What is went hard in the paint the simple past of?
Went hard in the paint is the simple past of go hard in the paint.

Words near went hard in the paint in the dictionary

  1. went halves
  2. went ham
  3. went hand in hand
  4. went hang
  5. went hard
  6. went hard in the paint
  7. went haywire
  8. went Hollywood
  9. went home
  10. went horribly right
  11. went hostile

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