go down like a sack of potatoes

verb

To fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully.

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Meanings

verbgo 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)

present singular third person goes down like a sack of potatoes · participle present going down like a sack of potatoes · past went down like a sack of potatoes · participle past gone down like a sack of potatoes · alternative drop like a sack of potatoes

  1. informalsimileTo fall hard and fast; to fall ungracefully.
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APA

go down like a sack of potatoes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20like%20a%20sack%20of%20potatoes

MLA

“go down like a sack of potatoes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20like%20a%20sack%20of%20potatoes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go down like a sack of potatoes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20like%20a%20sack%20of%20potatoes.

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