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tarring with the same brush

tarring with the same brush is the present participle and gerund of tar with the same brush.

Meaning of tar with the same brush

Verb

tar with the same brush (third-person singular simple present tars with the same brush, present participle tarring with the same brush, simple past and past participle tarred with the same brush)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly.
    • The C Party have tarred themselves with the same brush as the B Party.

Questions about tarring with the same brush

What is tarring with the same brush the present participle and gerund of?
Tarring with the same brush is the present participle and gerund of tar with the same brush.

Words near tarring with the same brush in the dictionary

  1. tarrily
  2. tarriness
  3. tarring
  4. tarring and feathering
  5. tarring out
  6. tarring with the same brush
  7. tarring with the same stick
  8. tarring-and-feathering
  9. tarrings
  10. Tarrington
  11. Tarrio

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