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puts one's hand to the plough

puts one's hand to the plough is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's hand to the plough.

Meaning of put one's hand to the plough

Verb

put one's hand to the plough (third-person singular simple present puts one's hand to the plough, present participle putting one's hand to the plough, simple past and past participle put one's hand to the plough)

  1. (idiomatic) To begin an undertaking.

Questions about puts one's hand to the plough

What is puts one's hand to the plough the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one's hand to the plough is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's hand to the plough.

Words near puts one's hand to the plough in the dictionary

  1. puts one's foot in it
  2. puts one's foot in one's mouth
  3. puts one's foot in someone's ass
  4. puts one's foot up someone's ass
  5. puts one's hand to
  6. puts one's hand to the plough
  7. puts one's hand up
  8. puts one's hands on
  9. puts one's hands together
  10. puts one's head above the parapet
  11. puts one's head in the sand

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