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"etymology_text": "A reference to wrestling.",
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},
{
"form": "going to the mat",
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},
{
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},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
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"text": "He was ready to go to the mat to keep the old color scheme.",
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}
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"To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated."
],
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"(chiefly US, idiomatic) To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated."
],
"related": [
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"word": "go to the mattresses"
},
{
"word": "go to the wall"
}
],
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"word": "go to the mats"
}
],
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"tags": [
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"word": "go to the mat"
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"tags": [
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},
{
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},
{
"form": "went to the mat",
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},
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
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],
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"word": "go to the mattresses"
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"word": "go to the wall"
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"To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated."
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"links": [
[
"continue",
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],
[
"struggle",
"struggle"
],
[
"fight",
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[
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"(chiefly US, idiomatic) To continue to struggle or fight until either victorious or defeated."
],
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"tags": [
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "go to the mats"
}
],
"word": "go to the mat"
}
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