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do a Melba

do a Melba verb: to make a repeated comeback.

Verb

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

  1. (Australia, informal) To make a repeated comeback.

Forms of do a Melba

third-person singular presentdoes a Melba
present participledoing a Melba
pastdid a Melba
past participledone a Melba

Origin of do a Melba

Named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861–1931), famous for her large number of “farewell” appearances.

Questions about do a Melba

What does do a Melba mean?
Do a Melba means to make a repeated comeback.
What part of speech is do a Melba?
Do a Melba is a verb.
What is the past tense of do a Melba?
The past tense of do a Melba is did a Melba.

Words near do a Melba in the dictionary

  1. do a land-office business
  2. do a listen
  3. do a little bit of trolling
  4. do a little trolling
  5. do a lot of work
  6. do a Melba
  7. do a moonlight flit
  8. do a never
  9. do a number on
  10. do a number two
  11. do a perish

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