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puts one's finger in the dyke

puts one's finger in the dyke is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's finger in the dyke.

Meaning of put one's finger in the dyke

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)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) 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.

Questions about puts one's finger in the dyke

What is puts one's finger in the dyke the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one's finger in the dyke is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's finger in the dyke.

Words near puts one's finger in the dyke in the dictionary

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

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