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outrun the constable

outrun the constable verb: to spend more than one's income; to get into debt.

Verb

outrun the constable (third-person singular simple present outruns the constable, present participle outruning the constable, simple past outran the constable, past participle outrun the constable)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To spend more than one's income; to get into debt.

Synonyms of outrun the constable

Forms of outrun the constable

third-person singular presentoutruns the constable
present participleoutruning the constable
pastoutran the constable
past participleoutrun the constable

Questions about outrun the constable

What does outrun the constable mean?
Outrun the constable means to spend more than one's income; to get into debt.
What part of speech is outrun the constable?
Outrun the constable is a verb.
What is the past tense of outrun the constable?
The past tense of outrun the constable is outran the constable.

Words near outrun the constable in the dictionary

  1. outrule
  2. outruled
  3. outrules
  4. outruling
  5. outrun
  6. outrun the constable
  7. outrung
  8. outrunner
  9. outrunners
  10. outrunning
  11. outruns

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