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doing the honors

doing the honors is the present participle and gerund 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 doing the honors

What is doing the honors the present participle and gerund of?
Doing the honors is the present participle and gerund of do the honors.

Words near doing the honors in the dictionary

  1. doing the dishes
  2. doing the Dutch
  3. doing the handsome thing
  4. doing the hard yards
  5. doing the honor
  6. doing the honors
  7. doing the honour
  8. doing the impossible
  9. doing the job
  10. doing the math
  11. doing the nasties

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