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tries it on the dog

tries it on the dog is the third-person singular simple present indicative of try it on the dog.

Meaning of try it on the dog

Verb

try it on the dog (third-person singular simple present tries it on the dog, present participle trying it on the dog, simple past and past participle tried it on the dog)

  1. (colloquial) To try something (especially a theatrical play) on a less important audience to gauge the likelihood of success before committing to general release or approval.
    • They had feared to make the venture with it at the California theatre in San Francisco where they had been favorites, so they brought it to Salt Lake to "try it on the dog."1905, John Shanks Lindsay, The Mormons and the Theatre, page 129

Questions about tries it on the dog

What is tries it on the dog the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tries it on the dog is the third-person singular simple present indicative of try it on the dog.

Words near tries it on the dog in the dictionary

  1. trierucates
  2. tries
  3. tries conclusions
  4. tries for size
  5. tries it on
  6. tries it on the dog
  7. tries it out on the dog
  8. tries on
  9. tries on for size
  10. tries one's hand
  11. tries one's luck

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