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stand on velvet

stand on velvet verb: to place one's bets in such a way as not to lose in any event.

Verb

stand on velvet (third-person singular simple present stands on velvet, present participle standing on velvet, simple past and past participle stood on velvet)

  1. To place one's bets in such a way as not to lose in any event.

Forms of stand on velvet

third-person singular presentstands on velvet
present participlestanding on velvet
past participlestood on velvet
paststood on velvet

Questions about stand on velvet

What does stand on velvet mean?
Stand on velvet means to place one's bets in such a way as not to lose in any event.
What part of speech is stand on velvet?
Stand on velvet is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand on velvet?
The past tense of stand on velvet is stood on velvet.

Words near stand on velvet in the dictionary

  1. stand on one's own bottom
  2. stand on one's own two feet
  3. stand on someone's shoulders
  4. stand on the shoulders of
  5. stand on the shoulders of giants
  6. stand on velvet
  7. stand one's ground
  8. stand one's hand
  9. stand out
  10. stand out a mile
  11. stand out like a sore thumb

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