"go to the mattresses" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-go to the mattresses.ogg [Australia] Forms: goes to the mattresses [present, singular, third-person], going to the mattresses [participle, present], went to the mattresses [past], gone to the mattresses [participle, past]
Etymology: From Mario Puzo's gangster novel The Godfather (1969). Those involved in such a conflict might be expected to stay in hideouts where they would sleep on mattresses rather than in beds. Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to the mattresses}} 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. Wikipedia link: Mario Puzo Tags: idiomatic Related terms: go to the mat

Inflected forms

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