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preach water and drink wine

preach water and drink wine verb: to act hypocritically; to fail to practice what one preaches.

Verb

preach water and drink wine (third-person singular simple present preaches water and drinks wine, present participle preaching water and drinking wine, simple past preached water and drank wine, past participle preached water and drunk wine)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To act hypocritically; to fail to practice what one preaches.

Forms of preach water and drink wine

third-person singular presentpreaches water and drinks wine
present participlepreaching water and drinking wine
pastpreached water and drank wine
past participlepreached water and drunk wine

Questions about preach water and drink wine

What does preach water and drink wine mean?
Preach water and drink wine means to act hypocritically; to fail to practice what one preaches.
What part of speech is preach water and drink wine?
Preach water and drink wine is a verb.
What is the past tense of preach water and drink wine?
The past tense of preach water and drink wine is preached water and drank wine.

Words near preach water and drink wine in the dictionary

  1. preach to deaf ears
  2. preach to the choir
  3. preach to the congregation
  4. preach to the converted
  5. preach up
  6. preach water and drink wine
  7. preachable
  8. preached
  9. preached down
  10. preached in the desert
  11. preached to deaf ears

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