go down that road

verb

To settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.

“We haven't decided if we want to move yet, but if we go down that road, there'll clearly be no way back.”

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Meanings

verbgo down that road (third-person singular simple present goes down that road, present participle going down that road, simple past went down that road, past participle gone down that road)

present singular third person goes down that road · participle present going down that road · past went down that road · participle past gone down that road · alternative go down the road · alternative go down a road

  1. idiomaticTo settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.

    We haven't decided if we want to move yet, but if we go down that road, there'll clearly be no way back.

Origin

From road, in the sense of doing or achieving something.

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