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gave someone grey hair

gave someone grey hair is the simple past of give someone grey hair.

Meaning of give someone grey hair

Verb

give someone grey hair (third-person singular simple present gives someone grey hair, present participle giving someone grey hair, simple past gave someone grey hair, past participle given someone grey hair)

  1. (idiomatic) To give someone great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness.

Questions about gave someone grey hair

What is gave someone grey hair the simple past of?
Gave someone grey hair is the simple past of give someone grey hair.

Words near gave someone grey hair in the dictionary

  1. gave someone beans
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  3. gave someone five
  4. gave someone goss
  5. gave someone gray hair
  6. gave someone grey hair
  7. gave someone grief
  8. gave someone Hail Columbia
  9. gave someone hell
  10. gave someone his gruel
  11. gave someone his hat

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