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grows a pair

grows a pair is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 grows a pair

What is grows a pair the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grows a pair is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grow a pair.

Words near grows a pair in the dictionary

  1. grownups
  2. growroom
  3. growrooms
  4. grows
  5. grows a custom
  6. grows a pair
  7. grows a set
  8. grows a tail
  9. grows apart
  10. grows away from
  11. grows cold

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