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making like a tree and leaving

making like a tree and leaving is the present participle and gerund of make like a tree and leave.

Meaning of make like a tree and leave

Verb

make like a tree and leave (third-person singular simple present makes like a tree and leaves, present participle making like a tree and leaving, simple past and past participle made like a tree and left)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) To leave, depart.
    • See ya' later Pete, I'm making like a tree and leaving.2011, P. E. Van Schaick, Greasy Village, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 82

Questions about making like a tree and leaving

What is making like a tree and leaving the present participle and gerund of?
Making like a tree and leaving is the present participle and gerund of make like a tree and leave.

Words near making like a tree and leaving in the dictionary

  1. making light of
  2. making light work of
  3. making like a baby and heading out
  4. making like a banana and splitting
  5. making like a tree
  6. making like a tree and leaving
  7. making like a treeing
  8. making little of
  9. making love
  10. making love to the camera
  11. making matters worse

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