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get one's mind out of the gutter

get one's mind out of the gutter verb: to stop interpreting things in a dirty (obscene) way.

Verb

get one's mind out of the gutter (third-person singular simple present gets one's mind out of the gutter, present participle getting one's mind out of the gutter, simple past got one's mind out of the gutter, past participle got one's mind out of the gutter or gotten one's mind out of the gutter)

  1. (informal, often in the imperative) To stop interpreting things in a dirty (obscene) way.
    • "And my god, it was so big." — "Ayo?" — "Get your mind out of the gutter!"

Forms of get one's mind out of the gutter

third-person singular presentgets one's mind out of the gutter
present participlegetting one's mind out of the gutter
pastgot one's mind out of the gutter
past participlegot one's mind out of the gutter
past participlegotten one's mind out of the gutter
alternative formget one's head out of the gutter

Questions about get one's mind out of the gutter

What does get one's mind out of the gutter mean?
Get one's mind out of the gutter means to stop interpreting things in a dirty (obscene) way.
What part of speech is get one's mind out of the gutter?
Get one's mind out of the gutter is a verb.
What is the past tense of get one's mind out of the gutter?
The past tense of get one's mind out of the gutter is got one's mind out of the gutter.

Words near get one's mind out of the gutter in the dictionary

  1. get one's knickers in a knot
  2. get one's knickers in a twist
  3. get one's leg over
  4. get one's load on
  5. get one's marching orders
  6. get one's mind out of the gutter
  7. get one's monkey up
  8. get one's oats
  9. get one's own back
  10. get one's own way
  11. get one's panties in a bunch

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