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sing for one's supper

sing for one's supper verb: to work in exchange for some reward or recompense.

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.

Forms of sing for one's supper

third-person singular presentsings for one's supper
present participlesinging for one's supper
pastsang for one's supper
past participlesung for one's supper

Questions about sing for one's supper

What does sing for one's supper mean?
Sing for one's supper means to work in exchange for some reward or recompense.
What part of speech is sing for one's supper?
Sing for one's supper is a verb.
What is the past tense of sing for one's supper?
The past tense of sing for one's supper is sang for one's supper.

Words near sing for one's supper in the dictionary

  1. sing
  2. sing a different tune
  3. sing along
  4. sing alongs
  5. Sing Buri
  6. sing for one's supper
  7. sing from the same hymn sheet
  8. sing from the same hymnal
  9. sing from the same hymnbook
  10. sing Kumbaya
  11. sing like a bird

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