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take the shine out of

take the shine out of verb: to outshine or eclipse.

Verb

take the shine out of (third-person singular simple present takes the shine out of, present participle taking the shine out of, simple past took the shine out of, past participle taken the shine out of)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To outshine or eclipse.

Forms of take the shine out of

third-person singular presenttakes the shine out of
present participletaking the shine out of
pasttook the shine out of
past participletaken the shine out of

Questions about take the shine out of

What does take the shine out of mean?
Take the shine out of means to outshine or eclipse.
What part of speech is take the shine out of?
Take the shine out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the shine out of?
The past tense of take the shine out of is took the shine out of.

Words near take the shine out of in the dictionary

  1. take the roll
  2. take the rough with the smooth
  3. take the salute
  4. take the shadow for the substance
  5. take the shilling
  6. take the shine out of
  7. take the stage
  8. take the stand
  9. take the studs
  10. take the stump
  11. take the sun

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