strike someone when they are down
strike someone when they are down verb: synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).
Verb
strike someone when they are down (third-person singular simple present strikes someone when they are down, present participle striking someone when they are down, simple past and past participle struck someone when they were down)
- Synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).
- but he was already so doubly overthrown by two Learned Opposers, that it seem'd unhandsome and ignoble to strike a man when he was down; his Circumstances making him rather an Object of Pity than Victory.1665, John Sergeant, Sure Footing in Christianity, or rational discourses on the rule of faith
Synonyms of strike someone when they are down
Forms of strike someone when they are down
| third-person singular present | strikes someone when they are down |
|---|---|
| present participle | striking someone when they are down |
| past participle | struck someone when they were down |
| past | struck someone when they were down |
Questions about strike someone when they are down
- What does strike someone when they are down mean?
- Strike someone when they are down means synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).
- What part of speech is strike someone when they are down?
- Strike someone when they are down is a verb.
- What is the past tense of strike someone when they are down?
- The past tense of strike someone when they are down is struck someone when they were down.
Words near strike someone when they are down in the dictionary
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