go down like a sack of potatoes in English

Forms: goes down like a sack of potatoes [present, singular, third-person], going down like a sack of potatoes [participle, present], went down like a sack of potatoes [past], gone down like a sack of potatoes [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> down like a sack of potatoes|head=go down like a sack of potatoes}} go down like a sack of potatoes (third-person singular simple present goes down like a sack of potatoes, present participle going down like a sack of potatoes, simple past went down like a sack of potatoes, past participle gone down like a sack of potatoes)

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    {
      "form": "goes down like a sack of potatoes",
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    },
    {
      "form": "going down like a sack of potatoes",
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    },
    {
      "form": "went down like a sack of potatoes",
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    },
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        "To fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully."
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        "(simile, informal) To fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully."
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          "word": "drop like a sack of potatoes"
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  "word": "go down like a sack of potatoes"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "goes down like a sack of potatoes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going down like a sack of potatoes",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went down like a sack of potatoes",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone down like a sack of potatoes",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "To fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully."
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        "(simile, informal) To fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "drop like a sack of potatoes"
    }
  ],
  "word": "go down like a sack of potatoes"
}

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"go down like a sack of potatoes" meaning in English

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