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took the shine out of

took the shine out of is the simple past of take the shine out of.

Meaning of take the shine out of

Verb

take the shine out of (third-person singular simple present takes the shine out of, present participle taking the shine out of, simple past took the shine out of, past participle taken the shine out of)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To outshine or eclipse.

Questions about took the shine out of

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

Words near took the shine out of in the dictionary

  1. took the ride
  2. took the roll
  3. took the rough with the smooth
  4. took the shadow for the substance
  5. took the shilling
  6. took the shine out of
  7. took the stand
  8. took the studs
  9. took the sun
  10. took the time
  11. took the trouble

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