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putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it

putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it

What is putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it the present participle and gerund of?
Putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it is the present participle and gerund of put an egg in one's shoe and beat it.

Words near putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it in the dictionary

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

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