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sang for one's supper

sang for one's supper is the simple past of sing for one's supper.

Meaning of sing for one's supper

Verb

sing for one's supper (third-person singular simple present sings for one's supper, present participle singing for one's supper, simple past sang for one's supper, past participle sung for one's supper)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To work in exchange for some reward or recompense.

Questions about sang for one's supper

What is sang for one's supper the simple past of?
Sang for one's supper is the simple past of sing for one's supper.

Words near sang for one's supper in the dictionary

  1. sang
  2. sang a different tune
  3. sang along
  4. Sang culture
  5. sang de boeuf
  6. sang for one's supper
  7. sang froid
  8. sang from the same hymnbook
  9. sang Kumbaya
  10. sang like a bird
  11. sang like a canary

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