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lead with one's chin

lead with one's chin verb: to leave one's chin unprotected.

Verb

lead with one's chin (third-person singular simple present leads with one's chin, present participle leading with one's chin, simple past and past participle led with one's chin)

  1. To leave one's chin unprotected.
  2. (idiomatic) To behave without caution; to make oneself vulnerable.

Forms of lead with one's chin

third-person singular presentleads with one's chin
present participleleading with one's chin
past participleled with one's chin
pastled with one's chin

Questions about lead with one's chin

What does lead with one's chin mean?
Lead with one's chin means to leave one's chin unprotected.
What part of speech is lead with one's chin?
Lead with one's chin is a verb.
What is the past tense of lead with one's chin?
The past tense of lead with one's chin is led with one's chin.

Words near lead with one's chin in the dictionary

  1. lead ups
  2. lead vocalist
  3. lead vocalists
  4. lead vocals
  5. lead white
  6. lead with one's chin
  7. lead, follow, or get out of the way
  8. lead-acid
  9. lead-colored
  10. lead-footed
  11. lead-free

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