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puts on one's dancing shoes

puts on one's dancing shoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put on one's dancing shoes.

Meaning of put on one's dancing shoes

Verb

put on one's dancing shoes (third-person singular simple present puts on one's dancing shoes, present participle putting on one's dancing shoes, simple past and past participle put on one's dancing shoes)

  1. (idiomatic) To prepare for celebration or rejoicing; to put oneself in a positive frame of mind.
    • But we can at least begin to put on our dancing shoes as we get ready to celebrate the good news of Genesis 1.1995, J. Richard Middleton, Brian J. Walsh, Truth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be: Biblical Faith in a Postmodern Age, page 120

Questions about puts on one's dancing shoes

What is puts on one's dancing shoes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts on one's dancing shoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put on one's dancing shoes.

Words near puts on one's dancing shoes in the dictionary

  1. puts on a brave face
  2. puts on a clinic
  3. puts on a pedestal
  4. puts on airs
  5. puts on frills
  6. puts on one's dancing shoes
  7. puts on one's own oxygen mask first
  8. puts on one's oxygen mask first
  9. puts on the dog
  10. puts on the kibosh
  11. puts on the map

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