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threw an ant into a sty

threw an ant into a sty is the simple past of throw an ant into a sty.

Meaning of throw an ant into a sty

Verb

throw an ant into a sty (third-person singular simple present throws an ant into a sty, present participle throwing an ant into a sty, simple past threw an ant into a sty, past participle thrown an ant into a sty)

  1. (UK, colloquial, idiomatic) To cause confusion.

Questions about threw an ant into a sty

What is threw an ant into a sty the simple past of?
Threw an ant into a sty is the simple past of throw an ant into a sty.

Words near threw an ant into a sty in the dictionary

  1. threw a wrench in
  2. threw a wrench in the gears
  3. threw a wrench in the works
  4. threw a wrench into the works
  5. threw about
  6. threw an ant into a sty
  7. threw an eye
  8. threw aside
  9. threw away
  10. threw away the key
  11. threw back

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