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gave someone a bloody nose

gave someone a bloody nose is the simple past of give someone a bloody nose.

Meaning of give someone a bloody nose

Verb

give someone a bloody nose (third-person singular simple present gives someone a bloody nose, present participle giving someone a bloody nose, simple past gave someone a bloody nose, past participle given someone a bloody nose)

  1. (idiomatic) To defeat or frustrate someone, but without doing any permanent damage.

Questions about gave someone a bloody nose

What is gave someone a bloody nose the simple past of?
Gave someone a bloody nose is the simple past of give someone a bloody nose.

Words near gave someone a bloody nose in the dictionary

  1. gave paw
  2. gave pursuit
  3. gave rise to
  4. gave somebody time
  5. gave someone a big head
  6. gave someone a bloody nose
  7. gave someone a break
  8. gave someone a hand
  9. gave someone a hard time
  10. gave someone a lift
  11. gave someone a piece of one's mind

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