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went to pigs and whistles

went to pigs and whistles is the simple past of go to pigs and whistles.

Meaning of go to pigs and whistles

Verb

go to pigs and whistles (third-person singular simple present goes to pigs and whistles, present participle going to pigs and whistles, simple past went to pigs and whistles, past participle gone to pigs and whistles)

  1. (archaic) To be ruined.

Questions about went to pigs and whistles

What is went to pigs and whistles the simple past of?
Went to pigs and whistles is the simple past of go to pigs and whistles.

Words near went to pigs and whistles in the dictionary

  1. went to heck
  2. went to hell
  3. went to hell and back
  4. went to pains
  5. went to pieces
  6. went to pigs and whistles
  7. went to plan
  8. went to pot
  9. went to press
  10. went to Prestwich
  11. went to ratshit

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