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frying someone's bacon

frying someone's bacon is the present participle and gerund of fry someone's bacon.

Meaning of fry someone's bacon

Verb

fry someone's bacon (third-person singular simple present fries someone's bacon, present participle frying someone's bacon, simple past and past participle fried someone's bacon)

  1. (colloquial) To upset or infuriate one; to push one beyond endurance.
    • As upside-down as it seems to most adults, many kids see lying as a respectful, loving, sensitive act if it protects someone they look up to from unpleasant information. I can't imagine where they learned that. And let's not forget about sex. Can I just tell you how much pornography fries my bacon?1999, Jim Hancock, Raising Adults: Getting Kids Ready for the Real World, page 40
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fry, someone's, bacon.

Questions about frying someone's bacon

What is frying someone's bacon the present participle and gerund of?
Frying someone's bacon is the present participle and gerund of fry someone's bacon.

Words near frying someone's bacon in the dictionary

  1. frying
  2. frying ladle
  3. frying ladles
  4. frying pan
  5. frying pans
  6. frying someone's bacon
  7. frying steak
  8. frying steaks
  9. frying up
  10. frying-pan
  11. frying-pans

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