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eat the seed corn

eat the seed corn is the alternative form of eat one's seed corn.

Meaning of eat one's seed corn

Verb

eat one's seed corn (third-person singular simple present eats one's seed corn, present participle eating one's seed corn, simple past ate one's seed corn, past participle eaten one's seed corn)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To consume what is meant for investment instead.

Forms of eat the seed corn

third-person singular presenteats the seed corn
present participleeating the seed corn
pastate the seed corn
past participleeaten the seed corn

Questions about eat the seed corn

What is eat the seed corn the alternative form of?
Eat the seed corn is the alternative form of eat one's seed corn.

Words near eat the seed corn in the dictionary

  1. eat the bread of idleness
  2. eat the leek
  3. eat the mic
  4. eat the onion
  5. eat the rich
  6. eat the seed corn
  7. eat to live, not live to eat
  8. eat to windward
  9. eat twat
  10. eat up
  11. eat up with a spoon

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