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cried stinking fish

cried stinking fish is the simple past and past participle of cry stinking fish.

Meaning of cry stinking fish

Verb

cry stinking fish (third-person singular simple present cries stinking fish, present participle crying stinking fish, simple past and past participle cried stinking fish)

  1. (UK) To disparage oneself; to say things that make oneself look bad.

Questions about cried stinking fish

What is cried stinking fish the simple past and past participle of?
Cried stinking fish is the simple past and past participle of cry stinking fish.

Words near cried stinking fish in the dictionary

  1. cried out
  2. cried out for
  3. cried over spilt milk
  4. cried poormouth
  5. cried someone a river
  6. cried stinking fish
  7. cried the blues
  8. cried uncle
  9. cried up
  10. cried wolf
  11. criedst

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