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throw spaghetti at the wall

throw spaghetti at the wall verb: to make a large amount of attempts or guesses, with the hope that one of them will be successful.

Verb

throw spaghetti at the wall (third-person singular simple present throws spaghetti at the wall, present participle throwing spaghetti at the wall, simple past threw spaghetti at the wall, past participle thrown spaghetti at the wall)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To make a large amount of attempts or guesses, with the hope that one of them will be successful.

Synonyms of throw spaghetti at the wall

Forms of throw spaghetti at the wall

third-person singular presentthrows spaghetti at the wall
present participlethrowing spaghetti at the wall
pastthrew spaghetti at the wall
past participlethrown spaghetti at the wall
alternative formthrow spaghetti against the wall

Questions about throw spaghetti at the wall

What does throw spaghetti at the wall mean?
Throw spaghetti at the wall means to make a large amount of attempts or guesses, with the hope that one of them will be successful.
What part of speech is throw spaghetti at the wall?
Throw spaghetti at the wall is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw spaghetti at the wall?
The past tense of throw spaghetti at the wall is threw spaghetti at the wall.

Words near throw spaghetti at the wall in the dictionary

  1. throw someone a rope
  2. throw someone out of bed
  3. throw something in someone's face
  4. throw something in someone's teeth
  5. throw spaghetti against the wall
  6. throw spaghetti at the wall
  7. throw stones
  8. throw stones in a glass house
  9. throw tantrums
  10. throw the baby out with the bath water
  11. throw the baby out with the bathwater

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