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preaching water and drinking wine

preaching water and drinking wine is the present participle and gerund 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 preaching water and drinking wine

What is preaching water and drinking wine the present participle and gerund of?
Preaching water and drinking wine is the present participle and gerund of preach water and drink wine.

Words near preaching water and drinking wine in the dictionary

  1. preaching to deaf ears
  2. preaching to the choir
  3. preaching to the congregation
  4. preaching to the converted
  5. preaching up
  6. preaching water and drinking wine
  7. preachingly
  8. preachings
  9. preachman
  10. preachmen
  11. preachment

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