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breaks shins

breaks shins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break shins.

Meaning of break shins

Verb

break shins (third-person singular simple present breaks shins, present participle breaking shins, simple past broke shins, past participle broken shins)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) To borrow money.

Questions about breaks shins

What is breaks shins the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks shins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break shins.

Words near breaks shins in the dictionary

  1. breaks one's word
  2. breaks open
  3. breaks out
  4. breaks ranks
  5. breaks rigor
  6. breaks shins
  7. breaks someone's back
  8. breaks someone's balls
  9. breaks someone's face
  10. breaks someone's heart
  11. breaks squelch

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