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playing the ponies

playing the ponies is the present participle and gerund of play the ponies.

Meaning of play the ponies

Verb

play the ponies (third-person singular simple present plays the ponies, present participle playing the ponies, simple past and past participle played the ponies)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to bet on horse racing.

Questions about playing the ponies

What is playing the ponies the present participle and gerund of?
Playing the ponies is the present participle and gerund of play the ponies.

Words near playing the ponies in the dictionary

  1. playing the man not the ball
  2. playing the man, not the ball
  3. playing the mischief with
  4. playing the Nazi card
  5. playing the odds
  6. playing the ponies
  7. playing the race card
  8. playing the same tape
  9. playing the skin flute
  10. playing the something card
  11. playing the system

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