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casts oil on troubled waters

casts oil on troubled waters is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 casts oil on troubled waters

What is casts oil on troubled waters the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Casts oil on troubled waters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cast oil on troubled waters.

Words near casts oil on troubled waters in the dictionary

  1. casts in someone's teeth
  2. casts light on
  3. casts loose
  4. casts of thousands
  5. casts off
  6. casts oil on troubled waters
  7. casts on
  8. casts one's bread upon the waters
  9. casts one's mind back
  10. casts one's net far and wide
  11. casts one's net wide

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