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make pigs and whistles of

make pigs and whistles of verb: to ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something).

Verb

make pigs and whistles of (third-person singular simple present makes pigs and whistles of, present participle making pigs and whistles of, simple past and past participle made pigs and whistles of)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, transitive) To ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something).

Forms of make pigs and whistles of

third-person singular presentmakes pigs and whistles of
present participlemaking pigs and whistles of
past participlemade pigs and whistles of
pastmade pigs and whistles of

Questions about make pigs and whistles of

What does make pigs and whistles of mean?
Make pigs and whistles of means to ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something).
What part of speech is make pigs and whistles of?
Make pigs and whistles of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make pigs and whistles of?
The past tense of make pigs and whistles of is made pigs and whistles of.

Words near make pigs and whistles of in the dictionary

  1. make out like a bandit
  2. make out of
  3. make out with
  4. make over
  5. make peace
  6. make pigs and whistles of
  7. make position
  8. make pretend
  9. make quick work of
  10. make right
  11. make room

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