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spits nails

spits nails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spit nails.

Meaning of spit nails

Verb

spit nails (third-person singular simple present spits nails, present participle spitting nails, simple past and past participle spat nails or (US) spit nails)

  1. (idiomatic) To speak or sputter in a very angry manner.
    • [O]ne thing about Aunt Jenny gets me so mad I could spit nails.1965 September 6, Ann Landers, “Exception is Acknowledged”, in Spokane Daily Chronicle, retrieved 22 Nov 2013, page 17

Questions about spits nails

What is spits nails the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spits nails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spit nails.

Words near spits nails in the dictionary

  1. spits feathers
  2. spits fire
  3. spits in someone's face
  4. spits in the wind
  5. spits it out
  6. spits nails
  7. spits of land
  8. spits on
  9. spits out
  10. spits straight facts
  11. spits tacks

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