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mailed it in

mailed it in is the simple past and past participle of mail it in.

Meaning of mail it in

Verb

mail it in (third-person singular simple present mails it in, present participle mailing it in, simple past and past participle mailed it in)

  1. (idiomatic) To deliver a performance without commitment or effort, with lackluster results.
    • "I do think the judges mailed it in during Season 6, relative to previous years," Welton says. "Simon needs to be nastier. […]"2008 January 11, Bill Keveney, “Idol tries to get its groove back”, in USA Today, page 1A
    Synonyms:
    phone it in
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mail, it, in.

Questions about mailed it in

What is mailed it in the simple past and past participle of?
Mailed it in is the simple past and past participle of mail it in.

Words near mailed it in in the dictionary

  1. maile
  2. mailed
  3. mailed catfish
  4. mailed fist
  5. mailed fists
  6. mailed it in
  7. mailed-in
  8. mailee
  9. mailees
  10. mailer
  11. Maileresque

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