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putting one's hand to the plough

putting one's hand to the plough is the present participle and gerund 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 putting one's hand to the plough

What is putting one's hand to the plough the present participle and gerund of?
Putting one's hand to the plough is the present participle and gerund of put one's hand to the plough.

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

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

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