did the handsome thing
did the handsome thing is the simple past of do the handsome thing.
Meaning of do the handsome thing
Verb
do the handsome thing (third-person singular simple present does the handsome thing, present participle doing the handsome thing, simple past did the handsome thing, past participle done the handsome thing)
- To act liberally.
- Well, thought her parents and the neighbors, the old coger is going to do the handsome thing for little Sally, perhaps when she gets married, in the shape of a nice fit-out; he may give her a snug little cottage, who knows […]1851, Carpet-bag: A Literary Journal, volume 1
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- What is did the handsome thing the simple past of?
- Did the handsome thing is the simple past of do the handsome thing.
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