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straps on a pair

straps on a pair is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strap on a pair.

Meaning of strap on a pair

Verb

strap on a pair (third-person singular simple present straps on a pair, present participle strapping on a pair, simple past and past participle strapped on a pair)

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.
    • The moral of the story is strap on a pair and be a man.2002 July 17, "Parenting Forum," cleveland.com (Cleveland Plain Dealer) (retrieved 29 Oct 2008)

Questions about straps on a pair

What is straps on a pair the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Straps on a pair is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strap on a pair.

Words near straps on a pair in the dictionary

  1. strappy top
  2. strappy tops
  3. straps
  4. straps in
  5. straps on
  6. straps on a pair
  7. straps on the feedbag
  8. straps up
  9. strapt
  10. strapwarm
  11. strapwarmed

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