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plows the sands

plows the sands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plow the sands.

Meaning of plow the sands

Verb

plow the sands (third-person singular simple present plows the sands, present participle plowing the sands, simple past and past participle plowed the sands)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to spend considerable time and effort to do something useless; to waste time

Questions about plows the sands

What is plows the sands the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plows the sands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plow the sands.

Words near plows the sands in the dictionary

  1. plows in
  2. plows into
  3. plows on
  4. plows one's way
  5. plows over
  6. plows the sands
  7. plows through
  8. plows under
  9. plows up
  10. plows with one's heifer
  11. plowshare

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