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polished a turd

polished a turd is the simple past and past participle of polish a turd.

Meaning of polish a turd

Verb

polish a turd (third-person singular simple present polishes a turd, present participle polishing a turd, simple past and past participle polished a turd)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To work on a time-consuming and ultimately pointless or impossible task; to try to perfect what is inherently bad.
    • Near-synonym: put lipstick on a pig

Questions about polished a turd

What is polished a turd the simple past and past participle of?
Polished a turd is the simple past and past participle of polish a turd.

Words near polished a turd in the dictionary

  1. polishabilities
  2. polishability
  3. polishable
  4. Polishdom
  5. polished
  6. polished a turd
  7. polished off
  8. polished one's rocket
  9. polished rice
  10. polished rices
  11. polished the pearl

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