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went to the mattresses

went to the mattresses is the simple past of go to the mattresses.

Meaning of go to the mattresses

Verb

go to the mattresses (third-person singular simple present goes to the mattresses, present participle going to the mattresses, simple past went to the mattresses, past participle gone to the mattresses)

  1. (idiomatic) To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.
    • I want Sollozzo. If not, it's all-out war. We'll go to the mattresses.1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather, Putnam, page 132

Questions about went to the mattresses

What is went to the mattresses the simple past of?
Went to the mattresses is the simple past of go to the mattresses.

Words near went to the mattresses in the dictionary

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

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