send a boy to do a man's job
send a boy to do a man's job verb: to send an inexperienced person to do something they are not qualified for.
Verb
send a boy to do a man's job (third-person singular simple present sends a boy to do a man's job, present participle sending a boy to do a man's job, simple past and past participle sent a boy to do a man's job)
- To send an inexperienced person to do something they are not qualified for.
- “Guess it was too much to expect a bunch of corporate-payroll little girls to do a woman’s job.”[2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 4, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation, 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 76
Forms of send a boy to do a man's job
| third-person singular present | sends a boy to do a man's job |
|---|---|
| present participle | sending a boy to do a man's job |
| past participle | sent a boy to do a man's job |
| past | sent a boy to do a man's job |
Questions about send a boy to do a man's job
- What does send a boy to do a man's job mean?
- Send a boy to do a man's job means to send an inexperienced person to do something they are not qualified for.
- What part of speech is send a boy to do a man's job?
- Send a boy to do a man's job is a verb.
- What is the past tense of send a boy to do a man's job?
- The past tense of send a boy to do a man's job is sent a boy to do a man's job.
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