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cast oil on troubled waters

cast oil on troubled waters verb: synonym of pour oil on troubled waters.

Verb

cast oil on troubled waters (third-person singular simple present casts oil on troubled waters, present participle casting oil on troubled waters, simple past and past participle cast oil on troubled waters)

  1. Synonym of pour oil on troubled waters.

Synonyms of cast oil on troubled waters

Forms of cast oil on troubled waters

third-person singular presentcasts oil on troubled waters
present participlecasting oil on troubled waters
past participlecast oil on troubled waters
pastcast oil on troubled waters

Questions about cast oil on troubled waters

What does cast oil on troubled waters mean?
Cast oil on troubled waters means synonym of pour oil on troubled waters.
What part of speech is cast oil on troubled waters?
Cast oil on troubled waters is a verb.
What is the past tense of cast oil on troubled waters?
The past tense of cast oil on troubled waters is cast oil on troubled waters.

Words near cast oil on troubled waters in the dictionary

  1. cast netter
  2. cast netters
  3. cast not a clout till May be out
  4. cast of thousands
  5. cast off
  6. cast oil on troubled waters
  7. cast on
  8. cast one's bread upon the waters
  9. cast one's lot with
  10. cast one's mind back
  11. cast one's net far and wide

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