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grown a pair

grown a pair is the past participle of grow a pair.

Meaning of grow a pair

Verb

grow a pair (third-person singular simple present grows a pair, present participle growing a pair, simple past grew a pair, past participle grown a pair)

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.

Questions about grown a pair

What is grown a pair the past participle of?
Grown a pair is the past participle of grow a pair.

Words near grown a pair in the dictionary

  1. growlsome
  2. growly
  3. growmore
  4. grown
  5. grown a custom
  6. grown a pair
  7. grown a set
  8. grown a tail
  9. grown apart
  10. grown away from
  11. grown cold

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