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eats one's seed corn

eats one's seed corn is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about eats one's seed corn

What is eats one's seed corn the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats one's seed corn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat one's seed corn.

Words near eats one's seed corn in the dictionary

  1. eats one's heart
  2. eats one's heart out
  3. eats one's own
  4. eats one's own dog food
  5. eats one's pride
  6. eats one's seed corn
  7. eats one's terms
  8. eats one's Wheaties
  9. eats one's words
  10. eats one's young
  11. eats out

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