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raise someone's shackles

raise someone's shackles verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, shackle. Also the misconstruction of raise someone's hackles.

Verb

raise someone's shackles (third-person singular simple present raises someone's shackles, present participle raising someone's shackles, simple past and past participle raised someone's shackles)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, shackle.

Also used as

raise someone's shackles is also the misconstruction of raise someone's hackles.

Forms of raise someone's shackles

third-person singular presentraises someone's shackles
present participleraising someone's shackles
past participleraised someone's shackles
pastraised someone's shackles

Questions about raise someone's shackles

What does raise someone's shackles mean?
Raise someone's shackles means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, shackle.
What part of speech is raise someone's shackles?
Raise someone's shackles is a verb.
What is the past tense of raise someone's shackles?
The past tense of raise someone's shackles is raised someone's shackles.

Words near raise someone's shackles in the dictionary

  1. raise oneself up by one's bootstraps
  2. raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  3. raise red flags
  4. raise someone's consciousness
  5. raise someone's hackles
  6. raise someone's shackles
  7. raise someone's shag
  8. raise someone's spirits
  9. raise steam
  10. raise the alarm
  11. raise the ante

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