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takes out an onion

takes out an onion is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take out an onion.

Meaning of take out an onion

Verb

take out an onion (third-person singular simple present takes out an onion, present participle taking out an onion, simple past took out an onion, past participle taken out an onion)

  1. (idiomatic) Suggests that the performer of the action is not sincere in their grief.
    • He’s almost taking out an onion now as he remembers his father and his own early struggles.2010 August 6, Jonathan Wheatley, “Brazil’s TV debate: ports, rates and Lula’s shadow”, in The Financial Times

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Takes out an onion is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take out an onion.

Words near takes out an onion in the dictionary

  1. takes one's time
  2. takes one's turn
  3. takes oneself up by one's own ears
  4. takes orders
  5. takes out
  6. takes out an onion
  7. takes out in trade
  8. takes out of context
  9. takes out the trash
  10. takes over
  11. takes pains

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