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casting oil on troubled waters

casting oil on troubled waters is the present participle and gerund of cast oil on troubled waters.

Meaning of cast 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.

Questions about casting oil on troubled waters

What is casting oil on troubled waters the present participle and gerund of?
Casting oil on troubled waters is the present participle and gerund of cast oil on troubled waters.

Words near casting oil on troubled waters in the dictionary

  1. casting light on
  2. casting loose
  3. casting net
  4. casting nets
  5. casting off
  6. casting oil on troubled waters
  7. casting on
  8. casting one's bread upon the waters
  9. casting one's mind back
  10. casting one's net far and wide
  11. casting one's net wide

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