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gave the dirts

gave the dirts is the simple past of give the dirts.

Meaning of give the dirts

Verb

give the dirts (third-person singular simple present gives the dirts, present participle giving the dirts, simple past gave the dirts, past participle given the dirts)

  1. To verbally abuse.
    • You write about the 'fray,' From some place far away, You're giving us what Tommy calls the 'dirts.' With your 'majesty of war', and our 'eagerness for more', Remember that this sort of rubbish hurts.2009, Patrick Deer, Culture in Camouflage: War, Empire, and Modern British Literature, →ISBN

Questions about gave the dirts

What is gave the dirts the simple past of?
Gave the dirts is the simple past of give the dirts.

Words near gave the dirts in the dictionary

  1. gave suck
  2. gave the ax
  3. gave the axe
  4. gave the bird
  5. gave the devil his due
  6. gave the dirts
  7. gave the elbow
  8. gave the finger
  9. gave the floor
  10. gave the game away
  11. gave the lie

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