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the natives are getting restless

the natives are getting restless is the alternative form of the natives are restless.

Meaning of the natives are restless

Phrase

the natives are restless

  1. (humorous, mildly, often, set phrase) A group of agitated people—such as a set of residents, customers, or citizens—is expressing annoyance, distress, or other discomposure.
    • This election year, the natives are restless, the senior campaigners say. Long Island voters are angry about high taxes, affordable housing and drugs.1989 October 29, Diane Ketcham, “About Long Island: Warhorses On The Campaign Trail”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 May 2015

Questions about the natives are getting restless

What is the natives are getting restless the alternative form of?
The natives are getting restless is the alternative form of the natives are restless.

Words near the natives are getting restless in the dictionary

  1. the more things change, the more they stay the same
  2. the more you know
  3. the more you know, the higher you go
  4. the nail that sticks out gets hammered down
  5. the nail that sticks up gets hammered down
  6. the natives are getting restless
  7. the natives are restless
  8. the nerve of
  9. The Netherlands
  10. the new black
  11. the next best thing

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