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mails it in

mails it in is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 mails it in

What is mails it in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mails it in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mail it in.

Words near mails it in in the dictionary

  1. mailroom
  2. mailrooms
  3. mailrun
  4. mailruns
  5. mails
  6. mails it in
  7. mailsack
  8. mailsacks
  9. mailship
  10. mailships
  11. mailshirt

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