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eating the bread of idleness

eating the bread of idleness is the present participle and gerund of eat the bread of idleness.

Meaning of eat the bread of idleness

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, obsolete) To eat or consume food that one has not worked for or personally earned.

Questions about eating the bread of idleness

What is eating the bread of idleness the present participle and gerund of?
Eating the bread of idleness is the present participle and gerund of eat the bread of idleness.

Words near eating the bread of idleness in the dictionary

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

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