"go to the goat's house for wool" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes to the goat's house for wool [present, singular, third-person], going to the goat's house for wool [participle, present], went to the goat's house for wool [past], gone to the goat's house for wool [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to the goat's house for wool}} 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.
    Sense id: en-go_to_the_goat's_house_for_wool-en-verb-JzvxhShf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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