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danced on someone's grave

danced on someone's grave is the simple past and past participle of dance on someone's grave.

Meaning of dance on someone's grave

Verb

dance on someone's grave (third-person singular simple present dances on someone's grave, present participle dancing on someone's grave, simple past and past participle danced on someone's grave)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, informal, sometimes) To celebrate a person's death or downfall triumphantly.
    • This is all aside from my personal disgust at the idea that we should spare any thought for those who would kill us. No one is suggesting dancing on their graves, but neither should we shed even a fraction of a tear for them.2006 May 1, Lisa, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Questions about danced on someone's grave

What is danced on someone's grave the simple past and past participle of?
Danced on someone's grave is the simple past and past participle of dance on someone's grave.

Words near danced on someone's grave in the dictionary

  1. dancecore
  2. danced
  3. danced around
  4. danced attendance
  5. danced on nothing
  6. danced on someone's grave
  7. danced out
  8. danced the Tyburn jig
  9. danced to a different tune
  10. danced to a new tune
  11. danced to someone's tune

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