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live like a fighting cock

live like a fighting cock verb: to enjoy good food regularly.

Verb

live like a fighting cock (third-person singular simple present lives like a fighting cock, present participle living like a fighting cock, simple past and past participle lived like a fighting cock)

  1. (simile) To enjoy good food regularly.

Forms of live like a fighting cock

third-person singular presentlives like a fighting cock
present participleliving like a fighting cock
past participlelived like a fighting cock
pastlived like a fighting cock

Origin of live like a fighting cock

Referring to the diet fed to gamecocks.

Questions about live like a fighting cock

What does live like a fighting cock mean?
Live like a fighting cock means to enjoy good food regularly.
What part of speech is live like a fighting cock?
Live like a fighting cock is a verb.
What is the past tense of live like a fighting cock?
The past tense of live like a fighting cock is lived like a fighting cock.

Words near live like a fighting cock in the dictionary

  1. live in the shadow of
  2. live Internet feed
  3. live Internet feeds
  4. live it up
  5. live large
  6. live like a fighting cock
  7. live like a king
  8. live load
  9. live loads
  10. live long and prosper
  11. live not to eat, but eat to live

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