Go down the mines meaning
Go down the mines is a phrasal verb that means to work below ground extracting coal or another mineral.
- Past simple
- went down the mines
- Past participle
- gone down the mines
- -ing form
- going down the mines
What go down the mines means
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To work below ground extracting coal or another mineral
Many local boys once went down the mines at sixteen.
Similar phrasal verbs
With go: go out, go in, go on, go off, go up, go away, go back, go together, go with, go down.
With down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, come down, break down, take down, keep down, set down, tie down.
Common questions
What does go down the mines mean?
To work below ground extracting coal or another mineral.
What is the past tense of go down the mines?
Went down the mines. The past participle is gone down the mines.
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