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hits someone when they are down

hits someone when they are down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit someone when they are down.

Meaning of hit someone when they are down

Verb

hit someone when they are down (third-person singular simple present hits someone when they are down, present participle hitting someone when they are down, simple past and past participle hit someone when they were down)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).
    • Not to hit a man when he is down is no item in Lord Stanley's code of honour;1844, The Westminster Review, number LXXXIII

Questions about hits someone when they are down

What is hits someone when they are down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits someone when they are down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit someone when they are down.

Words near hits someone when they are down in the dictionary

  1. hits pay dirt
  2. hits paydirt
  3. hits rock bottom
  4. hits send
  5. hits someone for six
  6. hits someone when they are down
  7. hits the accelerator
  8. hits the big time
  9. hits the board
  10. hits the books
  11. hits the bottle

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