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put one's finger in a hole

put one's finger in a hole verb: synonym of put one's finger in the dyke.

Verb

put one's finger in a hole (third-person singular simple present puts one's finger in a hole, present participle putting one's finger in a hole, simple past and past participle put one's finger in a hole)

  1. Synonym of put one's finger in the dyke

Synonyms of put one's finger in a hole

Forms of put one's finger in a hole

third-person singular presentputs one's finger in a hole
present participleputting one's finger in a hole
past participleput one's finger in a hole
pastput one's finger in a hole

Questions about put one's finger in a hole

What does put one's finger in a hole mean?
Put one's finger in a hole means synonym of put one's finger in the dyke.
What part of speech is put one's finger in a hole?
Put one's finger in a hole is a verb.
What is the past tense of put one's finger in a hole?
The past tense of put one's finger in a hole is put one's finger in a hole.

Words near put one's finger in a hole in the dictionary

  1. put one's best foot foremost
  2. put one's best foot forward
  3. put one's cards on the table
  4. put one's ducks in a row
  5. put one's feet up
  6. put one's finger in a hole
  7. put one's finger in the dyke
  8. put one's finger in the fire
  9. put one's finger on
  10. put one's fist to
  11. put one's foot down

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