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pass a wet sponge across the slate

pass a wet sponge across the slate is the alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.

Meaning of pass a sponge over the slate

Verb

pass a sponge over the slate (third-person singular simple present passes a sponge over the slate, present participle passing a sponge over the slate, simple past and past participle passed a sponge over the slate)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of wipe the slate clean.

Forms of pass a wet sponge across the slate

third-person singular presentpasses a wet sponge across the slate
present participlepassing a wet sponge across the slate
past participlepassed a wet sponge across the slate
pastpassed a wet sponge across the slate

Questions about pass a wet sponge across the slate

What is pass a wet sponge across the slate the alternative form of?
Pass a wet sponge across the slate is the alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.

Words near pass a wet sponge across the slate in the dictionary

  1. pass
  2. pass a good time
  3. pass a sponge across the slate
  4. pass a sponge over the slate
  5. pass a stool
  6. pass a wet sponge across the slate
  7. pass a wet sponge over the slate
  8. pass along
  9. pass around
  10. pass around like a blunt
  11. pass as

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