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double in brass

double in brass verb: to perform two or more tasks within the same project or organization.

Verb

double in brass (third-person singular simple present doubles in brass, present participle doubling in brass, simple past and past participle doubled in brass)

  1. (idiomatic) To perform two or more tasks within the same project or organization.
    • Angela, like several of the Chase faculty, had to double in brass and offer the seminary's few courses in an academic field other than her specialized area of ethics and moral theology.2013, O. C. Edwards, Runagates in Scarceness: A Holy Mystery, page 21

Forms of double in brass

third-person singular presentdoubles in brass
present participledoubling in brass
past participledoubled in brass
pastdoubled in brass

Origin of double in brass

Of theatrical origin, as some actors were also able to assist in the orchestra.

Questions about double in brass

What does double in brass mean?
Double in brass means to perform two or more tasks within the same project or organization.
What part of speech is double in brass?
Double in brass is a verb.
What is the past tense of double in brass?
The past tense of double in brass is doubled in brass.

Words near double in brass in the dictionary

  1. double hemiplegias
  2. double hoe
  3. double hoes
  4. double house
  5. double houses
  6. double in brass
  7. double indemnity
  8. double India pale ale
  9. double India pale ales
  10. double IPA
  11. double IPAs

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