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go to the mattresses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
go -to the -mat-tress-es
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

goes to the mattresses (present, singular) going to the mattresses (participle, present) went to the mattresses (past) gone to the mattresses (participle, past)

Phrases

go to the mat

Frequently Paired Words

go to the mat

Questions

What does go to the mattresses mean?
To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.
Where does go to the mattresses come from?
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.

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