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say one's piece

say one's piece verb: to say all that one has to say about a matter; to state one's opinion or position fully.

Verb

say one's piece (third-person singular simple present says one's piece, present participle saying one's piece, simple past and past participle said one's piece)

  1. To say all that one has to say about a matter; to state one's opinion or position fully.
    • I see you've got your list out / Say your piece and get out / Guess I get the gist of it, but / It's alright1987, Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey”, in In the Dark

Forms of say one's piece

third-person singular presentsays one's piece
present participlesaying one's piece
past participlesaid one's piece
pastsaid one's piece

Questions about say one's piece

What does say one's piece mean?
Say one's piece means to say all that one has to say about a matter; to state one's opinion or position fully.
What part of speech is say one's piece?
Say one's piece is a verb.
What is the past tense of say one's piece?
The past tense of say one's piece is said one's piece.

Words near say one's piece in the dictionary

  1. say no
  2. say no more
  3. say none
  4. say nothing
  5. say on pay
  6. say one's piece
  7. say one's prayers
  8. say someone's prayers
  9. Say syndrome
  10. say that
  11. say that again

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