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make a long arm

make a long arm verb: to help oneself liberally to food at table.

Verb

make a long arm (third-person singular simple present makes a long arm, present participle making a long arm, simple past and past participle made a long arm)

  1. To help oneself liberally to food at table.

Forms of make a long arm

third-person singular presentmakes a long arm
present participlemaking a long arm
past participlemade a long arm
pastmade a long arm

Questions about make a long arm

What does make a long arm mean?
Make a long arm means to help oneself liberally to food at table.
What part of speech is make a long arm?
Make a long arm is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a long arm?
The past tense of make a long arm is made a long arm.

Words near make a long arm in the dictionary

  1. make a killing
  2. make a leg
  3. make a light
  4. make a lip
  5. make a living
  6. make a long arm
  7. make a mark
  8. make a meal of
  9. make a meal out of
  10. make a mistake
  11. make a mockery of

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