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preaches water and drinks wine

preaches water and drinks wine is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 preaches water and drinks wine

What is preaches water and drinks wine the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Preaches water and drinks wine is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preach water and drink wine.

Words near preaches water and drinks wine in the dictionary

  1. preaches to deaf ears
  2. preaches to the choir
  3. preaches to the congregation
  4. preaches to the converted
  5. preaches up
  6. preaches water and drinks wine
  7. preachest
  8. preacheth
  9. preachier
  10. preachiest
  11. preachification

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