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eaten the leek

eaten the leek is the past participle of eat the leek.

Meaning of eat the leek

Verb

eat the leek (third-person singular simple present eats the leek, present participle eating the leek, simple past ate the leek, past participle eaten the leek)

  1. To be compelled to take back one's words or put up with insulting treatment.
    • He had eaten his leek and he was anxious to be done with it.1919, Stanley J. Weyman, “XXXV My Lord Speaks Out”, in The Great House

Questions about eaten the leek

What is eaten the leek the past participle of?
Eaten the leek is the past participle of eat the leek.

Words near eaten the leek in the dictionary

  1. eaten someone's lunch
  2. eaten something up
  3. eaten something up with a spoon
  4. eaten the baby
  5. eaten the bread of idleness
  6. eaten the leek
  7. eaten the mic
  8. eaten the onion
  9. eaten the seed corn
  10. eaten twat
  11. eaten up

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