Phrase guide

go to water

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To give up under threat or pressure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • 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.”

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