do a never
do a never verb: to mess about; to idle instead of working.
Verb
do a never (third-person singular simple present does a never, present participle doing a never, simple past did a never, past participle done a never)
- To mess about; to idle instead of working.
- The Chief Buffer has got a howl on now because he got a blast from Torps, as so many of the part of ship hands were doing a never on the messdecks instead of working the main derrick.1943, Robert Burgess, Roland Blackburn, We Joined the Navy
Forms of do a never
| third-person singular present | does a never |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing a never |
| past | did a never |
| past participle | done a never |
Questions about do a never
- What does do a never mean?
- Do a never means to mess about; to idle instead of working.
- What part of speech is do a never?
- Do a never is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do a never?
- The past tense of do a never is did a never.
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