put one's finger in the dyke
put one's finger in the dyke verb: to attempt to temporarily stop or stem an impending disaster, particularly when the effort is too small to fully address the scale of the problem.
Verb
put one's finger in the dyke (third-person singular simple present puts one's finger in the dyke, present participle putting one's finger in the dyke, simple past and past participle put one's finger in the dyke)
- To attempt to temporarily stop or stem an impending disaster, particularly when the effort is too small to fully address the scale of the problem.
- Synonyms:
- put one's finger in a hole
Synonyms of put one's finger in the dyke
Forms of put one's finger in the dyke
| third-person singular present | puts one's finger in the dyke |
|---|---|
| present participle | putting one's finger in the dyke |
| past participle | put one's finger in the dyke |
| past | put one's finger in the dyke |
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- What does put one's finger in the dyke mean?
- Put one's finger in the dyke means to attempt to temporarily stop or stem an impending disaster, particularly when the effort is too small to fully address the scale of the problem.
- What part of speech is put one's finger in the dyke?
- Put one's finger in the dyke is a verb.
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- The past tense of put one's finger in the dyke is put one's finger in the dyke.
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