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took out an onion

took out an onion is the simple past of take out an onion.

Meaning of take out an onion

Verb

take out an onion (third-person singular simple present takes out an onion, present participle taking out an onion, simple past took out an onion, past participle taken out an onion)

  1. (idiomatic) Suggests that the performer of the action is not sincere in their grief.
    • He’s almost taking out an onion now as he remembers his father and his own early struggles.2010 August 6, Jonathan Wheatley, “Brazil’s TV debate: ports, rates and Lula’s shadow”, in The Financial Times

Questions about took out an onion

What is took out an onion the simple past of?
Took out an onion is the simple past of take out an onion.

Words near took out an onion in the dictionary

  1. took one's time
  2. took one's turn
  3. took oneself up by one's own ears
  4. took orders
  5. took out
  6. took out an onion
  7. took out in trade
  8. took out of context
  9. took out the trash
  10. took over
  11. took pains

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