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puts an egg in one's shoe and beats it

puts an egg in one's shoe and beats it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put an egg in one's shoe and beat it.

Meaning of put an egg in one's shoe and beat it

Verb

put an egg in one's shoe and beat it (third-person singular simple present puts an egg in one's shoe and beats it, present participle putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it, simple past put an egg in one's shoe and beat it, past participle put an egg in one's shoe and beaten it)

  1. (imperative, slang) To go away; get lost; scram.
    • You better put an egg in your shoe and beat it before incidents occur to you.1910, O. Henry, “What You Want”, in Strictly Different

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What is puts an egg in one's shoe and beats it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts an egg in one's shoe and beats it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put an egg in one's shoe and beat it.

Words near puts an egg in one's shoe and beats it in the dictionary

  1. puts a stop to
  2. puts about
  3. puts across
  4. puts ahead
  5. puts all one's eggs in one basket
  6. puts an egg in one's shoe and beats it
  7. puts an end to
  8. puts around
  9. puts aside
  10. puts asunder
  11. puts away

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