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earned one's corn

earned one's corn is the simple past and past participle of earn one's corn.

Meaning of earn one's corn

Verb

earn one's corn (third-person singular simple present earns one's corn, present participle earning one's corn, simple past and past participle earned one's corn or earnt one's corn)

  1. (UK, informal) Synonym of earn one's keep.
    Synonyms:
    earn one's keep

Questions about earned one's corn

What is earned one's corn the simple past and past participle of?
Earned one's corn is the simple past and past participle of earn one's corn.

Words near earned one's corn in the dictionary

  1. earnable
  2. earnables
  3. earned
  4. earned a crust
  5. earned media
  6. earned one's corn
  7. earned one's crust
  8. earned one's keep
  9. earned one's spurs
  10. earned one's stripes
  11. earned one's wings

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