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shown a clean pair of heels

shown a clean pair of heels is the past participle of show a clean pair of heels.

Meaning of show a clean pair of heels

Verb

show a clean pair of heels (third-person singular simple present shows a clean pair of heels, present participle showing a clean pair of heels, simple past showed a clean pair of heels, past participle shown a clean pair of heels)

  1. (idiomatic) To run away; to make an escape quickly.
    • ‘[...]No, gentlemen; he'll always show ’em a clean pair of heels very early in the scuffle, and sneak away.’1859, Charles Dickens, edited by Richard Maxwell, A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Second, Penguin Classics, published 2003, →ISBN, Chapter XXIV, page 249

Questions about shown a clean pair of heels

What is shown a clean pair of heels the past participle of?
Shown a clean pair of heels is the past participle of show a clean pair of heels.

Words near shown a clean pair of heels in the dictionary

  1. Showmans
  2. showmanship
  3. showmanships
  4. showmen
  5. shown
  6. shown a clean pair of heels
  7. shown a leg
  8. shown ankle
  9. shown around
  10. shown away
  11. shown cause

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