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sung for one's supper

sung for one's supper is the past participle of sing for one's supper.

Meaning of sing for one's supper

Verb

sing for one's supper (third-person singular simple present sings for one's supper, present participle singing for one's supper, simple past sang for one's supper, past participle sung for one's supper)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To work in exchange for some reward or recompense.

Questions about sung for one's supper

What is sung for one's supper the past participle of?
Sung for one's supper is the past participle of sing for one's supper.

Words near sung for one's supper in the dictionary

  1. sunfrocks
  2. sunfruit
  3. sung
  4. sung a different tune
  5. sung along
  6. sung for one's supper
  7. sung from the same hymnbook
  8. sung Kumbaya
  9. sung like a bird
  10. sung like a canary
  11. sung off the same hymn sheet

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