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went to the goat's house for wool

went to the goat's house for wool is the simple past of go to the goat's house for wool.

Meaning of go to the goat's house for wool

Verb

go to the goat's house for wool (third-person singular simple present goes to the goat's house for wool, present participle going to the goat's house for wool, simple past went to the goat's house for wool, past participle gone to the goat's house for wool)

  1. To go to the wrong place for something; to seek help from a source that cannot provide it.

Questions about went to the goat's house for wool

What is went to the goat's house for wool the simple past of?
Went to the goat's house for wool is the simple past of go to the goat's house for wool.

Words near went to the goat's house for wool in the dictionary

  1. went to the country
  2. went to the devil
  3. went to the dogs
  4. went to the ends of the earth
  5. went to the ends of the world
  6. went to the goat's house for wool
  7. went to the mat
  8. went to the mats
  9. went to the mattresses
  10. went to the polls
  11. went to the restroom

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