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had Van Gogh's ear for music

had Van Gogh's ear for music is the simple past and past participle of have Van Gogh's ear for music.

Meaning of have Van Gogh's ear for music

Verb

have Van Gogh's ear for music (third-person singular simple present has Van Gogh's ear for music, present participle having Van Gogh's ear for music, simple past and past participle had Van Gogh's ear for music)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, informal) To be tone-deaf.
    • After listening to Cliff Osmond, a huge, 225-pound actor, rehearse a song he was to sing as part of his role in Kiss Me, Stupid, Billy observed, not unkindly, "You have Van Gogh's ear for music."1970, Tom Wood, The bright side of Billy Wilder, primarily

Questions about had Van Gogh's ear for music

What is had Van Gogh's ear for music the simple past and past participle of?
Had Van Gogh's ear for music is the simple past and past participle of have Van Gogh's ear for music.

Words near had Van Gogh's ear for music in the dictionary

  1. had time on one's side
  2. had to
  3. had to say for oneself
  4. had truck with
  5. had up
  6. had Van Gogh's ear for music
  7. had way
  8. had words
  9. had'nt
  10. had'st
  11. had've

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