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given someone a bloody nose

given someone a bloody nose is the past participle 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 given someone a bloody nose

What is given someone a bloody nose the past participle of?
Given someone a bloody nose is the past participle of give someone a bloody nose.

Words near given someone a bloody nose in the dictionary

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

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