do a perish
do a perish verb: to suffer privation or hardship of any kind.
Verb
do a perish (third-person singular simple present does a perish, present participle doing a perish, simple past did a perish, past participle done a perish)
- To suffer privation or hardship of any kind.
- "I've had ten years of it, scratching enough out of it to dress and feed myself when the going's good and sharing a room with a girl friend or pigging it in some cheap boarding-house, and doing a perish when I've been out of a job. I've got to the point where I can't stick it any longer."1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 5
- To die, especially to die of thirst; to perish.
Forms of do a perish
| third-person singular present | does a perish |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing a perish |
| past | did a perish |
| past participle | done a perish |
Questions about do a perish
- What does do a perish mean?
- Do a perish means to suffer privation or hardship of any kind.
- What part of speech is do a perish?
- Do a perish is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do a perish?
- The past tense of do a perish is did a perish.
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