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say one's prayers

say one's prayers verb: to prepare to be killed.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To prepare to be killed.
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see say, one's, prayer.

Forms of say one's prayers

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

Questions about say one's prayers

What does say one's prayers mean?
Say one's prayers means to prepare to be killed.
What part of speech is say one's prayers?
Say one's prayers is a verb.
What is the past tense of say one's prayers?
The past tense of say one's prayers is said one's prayers.

Words near say one's prayers in the dictionary

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

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