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eaten an elephant one bite at a time

eaten an elephant one bite at a time is the past participle of eat an elephant one bite at a time.

Meaning of eat an elephant one bite at a time

Verb

eat an elephant one bite at a time (third-person singular simple present eats an elephant one bite at a time, present participle eating an elephant one bite at a time, simple past ate an elephant one bite at a time, past participle eaten an elephant one bite at a time)

  1. (idiomatic, chiefly proverb) To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.

Questions about eaten an elephant one bite at a time

What is eaten an elephant one bite at a time the past participle of?
Eaten an elephant one bite at a time is the past participle of eat an elephant one bite at a time.

Words near eaten an elephant one bite at a time in the dictionary

  1. eatches
  2. eate
  3. eated
  4. eateing
  5. eaten
  6. eaten an elephant one bite at a time
  7. eaten and left no crumbs
  8. eaten and ran
  9. eaten and run
  10. eaten ass
  11. eaten away

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