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handing in one's dinner pail

handing in one's dinner pail is the present participle and gerund of hand in one's dinner pail.

Meaning of hand in one's dinner pail

Verb

hand in one's dinner pail (third-person singular simple present hands in one's dinner pail, present participle handing in one's dinner pail, simple past and past participle handed in one's dinner pail)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To die.

Questions about handing in one's dinner pail

What is handing in one's dinner pail the present participle and gerund of?
Handing in one's dinner pail is the present participle and gerund of hand in one's dinner pail.

Words near handing in one's dinner pail in the dictionary

  1. handing away
  2. handing back
  3. handing down
  4. handing in
  5. handing in one's checks
  6. handing in one's dinner pail
  7. handing it out
  8. handing it to
  9. handing it to someone
  10. handing off
  11. handing on

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