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have the black ox tread on one's foot

have the black ox tread on one's foot verb: to have trouble come upon one; to experience sorrow or misfortune.

Verb

have the black ox tread on one's foot (third-person singular simple present has the black ox tread on one's foot, present participle having the black ox tread on one's foot, simple past and past participle had the black ox tread on one's foot)

  1. (obsolete) To have trouble come upon one; to experience sorrow or misfortune.

Forms of have the black ox tread on one's foot

third-person singular presenthas the black ox tread on one's foot
present participlehaving the black ox tread on one's foot
past participlehad the black ox tread on one's foot
pasthad the black ox tread on one's foot

Questions about have the black ox tread on one's foot

What does have the black ox tread on one's foot mean?
Have the black ox tread on one's foot means to have trouble come upon one; to experience sorrow or misfortune.
What part of speech is have the black ox tread on one's foot?
Have the black ox tread on one's foot is a verb.
What is the past tense of have the black ox tread on one's foot?
The past tense of have the black ox tread on one's foot is had the black ox tread on one's foot.

Words near have the black ox tread on one's foot in the dictionary

  1. have that shit on
  2. have the advantage of someone
  3. have the ball in one's court
  4. have the best of it
  5. have the biscuit
  6. have the black ox tread on one's foot
  7. have the blues
  8. have the cards
  9. have the cards in one's hands
  10. have the dirts with
  11. have the drains up

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