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help a lame dog over a stile

help a lame dog over a stile verb: to show kindness to, or to help out, someone in distress or in need.

Verb

help a lame dog over a stile (third-person singular simple present helps a lame dog over a stile, present participle helping a lame dog over a stile, simple past and past participle helped a lame dog over a stile)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) to show kindness to, or to help out, someone in distress or in need

Forms of help a lame dog over a stile

third-person singular presenthelps a lame dog over a stile
present participlehelping a lame dog over a stile
past participlehelped a lame dog over a stile
pasthelped a lame dog over a stile

Questions about help a lame dog over a stile

What does help a lame dog over a stile mean?
Help a lame dog over a stile means to show kindness to, or to help out, someone in distress or in need.
What part of speech is help a lame dog over a stile?
Help a lame dog over a stile is a verb.
What is the past tense of help a lame dog over a stile?
The past tense of help a lame dog over a stile is helped a lame dog over a stile.

Words near help a lame dog over a stile in the dictionary

  1. helotisms
  2. helotries
  3. helotry
  4. helots
  5. help
  6. help a lame dog over a stile
  7. help along
  8. help desk
  9. help desks
  10. help is on the way
  11. help oneself

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