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does the handsome thing

does the handsome thing is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

  1. 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

Questions about does the handsome thing

What is does the handsome thing the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does the handsome thing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do the handsome thing.

Words near does the handsome thing in the dictionary

  1. does the decent thing
  2. does the deed
  3. does the dirty on
  4. does the dishes
  5. does the Dutch
  6. does the handsome thing
  7. does the honor
  8. does the honors
  9. does the honour
  10. does the impossible
  11. does the job

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