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hands in one's dinner pail

hands in one's dinner pail is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hands in one's dinner pail

What is hands in one's dinner pail the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hands in one's dinner pail is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand in one's dinner pail.

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

  1. hands back
  2. hands down
  3. hands in
  4. hands in cookie jars
  5. hands in one's checks
  6. hands in one's dinner pail
  7. hands it out
  8. hands it to
  9. hands it to someone
  10. hands of fate
  11. hands of glory

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