flash the ash
flash the ash verb: to give somebody a cigarette.
Verb
flash the ash (third-person singular simple present flashes the ash, present participle flashing the ash, simple past and past participle flashed the ash)
- To give somebody a cigarette.
- The lads were sprawled along the upholstered bench behind the pool table, smoking, drinking and larking around as usual.
'Flash the ash,' said Glenn on joining them.2015, Trevor Coote, Lemon Socks, page 65 - Everyone smoked so if the auditorium was full, the whole room would be filled with smoke in next to no time. It was like the legendary London smog of the 1950s in there sometimes. You took it in turn to “flash the ash” as it was called.2015, Richard Blackshire, Newtown Naughty Boy, page 145
- The lads were sprawled along the upholstered bench behind the pool table, smoking, drinking and larking around as usual.
Forms of flash the ash
| third-person singular present | flashes the ash |
|---|---|
| present participle | flashing the ash |
| past participle | flashed the ash |
| past | flashed the ash |
Questions about flash the ash
- What does flash the ash mean?
- Flash the ash means to give somebody a cigarette.
- What part of speech is flash the ash?
- Flash the ash is a verb.
- What is the past tense of flash the ash?
- The past tense of flash the ash is flashed the ash.
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