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preached water and drank wine

preached water and drank wine is the simple past of preach water and drink wine.

Meaning of preach water and drink wine

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.

Questions about preached water and drank wine

What is preached water and drank wine the simple past of?
Preached water and drank wine is the simple past of preach water and drink wine.

Words near preached water and drank wine in the dictionary

  1. preached to deaf ears
  2. preached to the choir
  3. preached to the congregation
  4. preached to the converted
  5. preached up
  6. preached water and drank wine
  7. preached water and drunk wine
  8. preachee
  9. preachees
  10. preacher
  11. preacher bench

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