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sticks a needle in my eye

sticks a needle in my eye is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick a needle in my eye.

Meaning of stick a needle in my eye

Verb

stick a needle in my eye (third-person singular simple present sticks a needle in my eye, present participle sticking a needle in my eye, simple past and past participle stuck a needle in my eye)

  1. Synonym of cross my heart and hope to die.
    • “Do you promise?” Tilley said.
      “Stick a needle in my eye.” Mica's mumbled reply came back in a rude singsong.2010, Lynn Hones, The Cult of Light and Lies, page 79

Questions about sticks a needle in my eye

What is sticks a needle in my eye the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks a needle in my eye is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick a needle in my eye.

Words near sticks a needle in my eye in the dictionary

  1. stickpins
  2. stickproof
  3. stickpusher
  4. stickpushers
  5. sticks
  6. sticks a needle in my eye
  7. sticks and carrots
  8. sticks and stones
  9. sticks and stones may break my bones
  10. sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me
  11. sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

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