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carries corn

carries corn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carry corn.

Meaning of carry corn

Verb

carry corn (third-person singular simple present carries corn, present participle carrying corn, simple past and past participle carried corn)

  1. (colloquial, dated) To (be able to) handle success or prosperity in an equable manner.
    • 'A bad workman blames his tools' is widely taken as an accepted classic truth […] Perhaps French also contains its exasperated partner: 'If you want a thing done well, do it yourself'. One of my relatives had a favourite image for men who failed such tests: 'He can't carry corn'. He wasn't...2003, Richard Hoggart, Everyday Language and Everyday Life, page 95

Questions about carries corn

What is carries corn the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Carries corn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carry corn.

Words near carries corn in the dictionary

  1. carries a tune
  2. carries all before one
  3. carries away
  4. carries coals to Newcastle
  5. carries conviction
  6. carries corn
  7. carries everything before one
  8. carries forward
  9. carries off
  10. carries on
  11. carries on like a pork chop

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