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throw an ant into a sty

throw an ant into a sty verb: to cause confusion.

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.

Forms of throw an ant into a sty

third-person singular presentthrows an ant into a sty
present participlethrowing an ant into a sty
pastthrew an ant into a sty
past participlethrown an ant into a sty

Questions about throw an ant into a sty

What does throw an ant into a sty mean?
Throw an ant into a sty means to cause confusion.
What part of speech is throw an ant into a sty?
Throw an ant into a sty is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw an ant into a sty?
The past tense of throw an ant into a sty is threw an ant into a sty.

Words near throw an ant into a sty in the dictionary

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

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