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did the honors

did the honors is the simple past of do the honors.

Meaning of do the honors

Verb

do the honors (third-person singular simple present does the honors, present participle doing the honors, simple past did the honors, past participle done the honors)

  1. (idiomatic) To act as a host to guests.
  2. (idiomatic) To perform a duty.

Questions about did the honors

What is did the honors the simple past of?
Did the honors is the simple past of do the honors.

Words near did the honors in the dictionary

  1. did the dirty on
  2. did the dishes
  3. did the Dutch
  4. did the handsome thing
  5. did the honor
  6. did the honors
  7. did the honour
  8. did the impossible
  9. did the job
  10. did the journal factory explode
  11. did the math

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