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gives someone a bloody nose

gives someone a bloody nose is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 gives someone a bloody nose

What is gives someone a bloody nose the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives someone a bloody nose is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone a bloody nose.

Words near gives someone a bloody nose in the dictionary

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

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