be at the plague
be at the plague verb: to be bothered; to make the effort to do something.
Verb
be at the plague (third-person singular simple present is at the plague, present participle being at the plague, simple past was at the plague, past participle been at the plague)
- To be bothered; to make the effort to do something.
- One of a hundred a year, or so, is all I wish:—I would not be at the plague of paying land-tax for a larger.1748, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random
- I am a man of few word but I am laird at hame, as weel as in the field; deil a brute or body about my house but I can manage when I like, except Rory Bean, my powny; but I can seldom be at the plague, an it binna when my bluid's up.1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] [James...
Forms of be at the plague
| third-person singular present | is at the plague |
|---|---|
| present participle | being at the plague |
| past | was at the plague |
| past participle | been at the plague |
Questions about be at the plague
- What does be at the plague mean?
- Be at the plague means to be bothered; to make the effort to do something.
- What part of speech is be at the plague?
- Be at the plague is a verb.
- What is the past tense of be at the plague?
- The past tense of be at the plague is was at the plague.
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