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have seen one's last gum tree

have seen one's last gum tree verb: of a person, on the edge of death.

Verb

have seen one's last gum tree (third-person singular simple present has seen one's last gum tree, present participle having seen one's last gum tree, simple past and past participle had seen one's last gum tree)

  1. (Australia, idiomatic) Of a person, on the edge of death.

Forms of have seen one's last gum tree

third-person singular presenthas seen one's last gum tree
present participlehaving seen one's last gum tree
past participlehad seen one's last gum tree
pasthad seen one's last gum tree

Origin of have seen one's last gum tree

Australian expression.

Questions about have seen one's last gum tree

What does have seen one's last gum tree mean?
Have seen one's last gum tree means of a person, on the edge of death.
What part of speech is have seen one's last gum tree?
Have seen one's last gum tree is a verb.
What is the past tense of have seen one's last gum tree?
The past tense of have seen one's last gum tree is had seen one's last gum tree.

Words near have seen one's last gum tree in the dictionary

  1. have reason
  2. have respect of persons
  3. have second thoughts
  4. have seen better days
  5. have seen one's day
  6. have seen one's last gum tree
  7. have seen this film
  8. have seen this movie
  9. have several seats
  10. have sex
  11. have sexual relations

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