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ties a can to it

ties a can to it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie a can to it.

Meaning of tie a can to it

Verb

tie a can to it (third-person singular simple present ties a can to it, present participle tying a can to it, simple past and past participle tied a can to it)

  1. (US, dated, imperative, slang) To forget it; to put an end to it.
    • For ten years this phrase has proved the life of the agency business, and to tie a can to it today might terminate more seriously than could be imagined.1909, A.G. Hendricks, Judicious Advertising and Advertising Experience, page 33

Questions about ties a can to it

What is ties a can to it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ties a can to it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tie a can to it.

Words near ties a can to it in the dictionary

  1. Tierrablanca
  2. Tierrablancas
  3. tiers
  4. Tiers Cross
  5. ties
  6. ties a can to it
  7. ties and dyes
  8. ties back
  9. ties down
  10. ties hand and foot
  11. ties in

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