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pushing up the daisies

pushing up the daisies is the present participle and gerund of push up the daisies.

pushing up the daisies is the alternative form of pushing up daisies.

Meaning of pushing up daisies

Adjective

pushing up daisies (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous) Dead.

Questions about pushing up the daisies

What is pushing up the daisies the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing up the daisies is the present participle and gerund of push up the daisies.

Words near pushing up the daisies in the dictionary

  1. pushing under
  2. pushing up
  3. pushing up against
  4. pushing up daisies
  5. pushing up on
  6. pushing up the daisies
  7. pushing water uphill
  8. pushing wood
  9. pushing-jack
  10. pushing-jacks
  11. pushing-school

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