Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go to water

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

Syllables: go -to wa-ter
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give up under threat or pressure.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Cooper, Erin; Powell, Meg; Bovill, Monte (9 December 2022), “Robbins Island wind farm proposal approved on condition of 5-month annual shutdown due to orange-bellied parrots”, in ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation: “There's absolutely no doubt this company will appeal the decision of the Tasmanian EPA, and there is no doubt the EPA will go to water. There's also no doubt the federal government will go to water.”"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does go to water mean?: To give up under threat or pressure.

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