go to the goat's house for wool

verb

To go to the wrong place for something; to seek help from a source that cannot provide it.

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Meanings

verbgo to the goat's house for wool (third-person singular simple present goes to the goat's house for wool, present participle going to the goat's house for wool, simple past went to the goat's house for wool, past participle gone to the goat's house for wool)

present singular third person goes to the goat's house for wool · participle present going to the goat's house for wool · past went to the goat's house for wool · participle past gone to the goat's house for wool

  1. To go to the wrong place for something; to seek help from a source that cannot provide it.
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APA

go to the goat's house for wool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20goat's%20house%20for%20wool

MLA

“go to the goat's house for wool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20goat's%20house%20for%20wool. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to the goat's house for wool,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20goat's%20house%20for%20wool.

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