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begin with the chucky

begin with the chucky verb: to live beyond one's means.

Verb

begin with the chucky (third-person singular simple present begins with the chucky, present participle beginning with the chucky, simple past began with the chucky, past participle begun with the chucky)

  1. (obsolete) To live beyond one's means.
    • Half the world now begins with the 'chucky'.1865, English Women's Domestic Magazine, page 89
    • Recollect and apply the general principle involved in the lament over "Andrew's imprudence," and don't "begin with the chucky"!1871, Young people, The Juvenile instructor and companion, page 220

Forms of begin with the chucky

third-person singular presentbegins with the chucky
present participlebeginning with the chucky
pastbegan with the chucky
past participlebegun with the chucky

Origin of begin with the chucky

From a story in which a frugal mother recalls how she used to eat cheap foods such as porridge before becoming wealthy enough to afford chucky (“chicken”).

Questions about begin with the chucky

What does begin with the chucky mean?
Begin with the chucky means to live beyond one's means.
What part of speech is begin with the chucky?
Begin with the chucky is a verb.
What is the past tense of begin with the chucky?
The past tense of begin with the chucky is began with the chucky.

Words near begin with the chucky in the dictionary

  1. begilds
  2. begilt
  3. begin
  4. begin at the wrong end
  5. begin upon
  6. begin with the chucky
  7. begincement
  8. beginest
  9. begineth
  10. begining
  11. begink

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