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went out with a bang

went out with a bang is the simple past of go out with a bang.

Meaning of go out with a bang

Verb

go out with a bang (third-person singular simple present goes out with a bang, present participle going out with a bang, simple past went out with a bang, past participle gone out with a bang)

  1. (idiomatic) To depart from a place or situation in a grand or dramatic fashion.

Questions about went out with a bang

What is went out with a bang the simple past of?
Went out with a bang is the simple past of go out with a bang.

Words near went out with a bang in the dictionary

  1. went out
  2. went out like a light
  3. went out of one's way
  4. went out on a limb
  5. went out swinging
  6. went out with a bang
  7. went out with the ark
  8. went over
  9. went over as well as a lead balloon
  10. went over like a lead balloon
  11. went over like a lead zeppelin

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