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ate one's seed corn

ate one's seed corn is the simple past of eat one's seed corn.

Meaning of eat one's seed corn

Verb

eat one's seed corn (third-person singular simple present eats one's seed corn, present participle eating one's seed corn, simple past ate one's seed corn, past participle eaten one's seed corn)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To consume what is meant for investment instead.

Questions about ate one's seed corn

What is ate one's seed corn the simple past of?
Ate one's seed corn is the simple past of eat one's seed corn.

Words near ate one's seed corn in the dictionary

  1. ate one's heart
  2. ate one's heart out
  3. ate one's own
  4. ate one's own dog food
  5. ate one's pride
  6. ate one's seed corn
  7. ate one's terms
  8. ate one's Wheaties
  9. ate one's words
  10. ate one's young
  11. ate out

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