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has Van Gogh's ear for music

has Van Gogh's ear for music is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is has Van Gogh's ear for music the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has Van Gogh's ear for music is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have Van Gogh's ear for music.

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

  1. has time on one's side
  2. has to
  3. has to say for oneself
  4. has truck with
  5. has up
  6. has Van Gogh's ear for music
  7. has way
  8. has words
  9. has't
  10. has-a
  11. has-as

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