"go to pigs and whistles" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes to pigs and whistles [present, singular, third-person], going to pigs and whistles [participle, present], went to pigs and whistles [past], gone to pigs and whistles [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to pigs and whistles}} go to pigs and whistles (third-person singular simple present goes to pigs and whistles, present participle going to pigs and whistles, simple past went to pigs and whistles, past participle gone to pigs and whistles)
  1. (archaic) To be ruined. Tags: archaic Related terms: make pigs and whistles of something
    Sense id: en-go_to_pigs_and_whistles-en-verb-TyqKwUZ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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