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get a pair

get a pair verb: synonym of grow a pair.

Verb

get a pair (third-person singular simple present gets a pair, present participle getting a pair, simple past got a pair, past participle (UK) got a pair or (US) gotten a pair)

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) Synonym of grow a pair.
    Synonyms:
    grow a pair

Synonyms of get a pair

Forms of get a pair

third-person singular presentgets a pair
present participlegetting a pair
pastgot a pair
past participle UKgot a pair
past participle USgotten a pair

Questions about get a pair

What does get a pair mean?
Get a pair means synonym of grow a pair.
What part of speech is get a pair?
Get a pair is a verb.
What is the past tense of get a pair?
The past tense of get a pair is got a pair.

Words near get a pair in the dictionary

  1. get a leg up
  2. get a life
  3. get a line on
  4. get a load of
  5. get a move on
  6. get a pair
  7. get a rise
  8. get a rise from
  9. get a rise out of
  10. get a room
  11. get a run on

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