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turn or burn

turn or burn verb: to accept the teachings of Christianity or be doomed to hell.

Verb

turn or burn (third-person singular simple present turns or burns, present participle turning or burning, simple past and past participle turned or burned or turned or burnt)

  1. (informal) To accept the teachings of Christianity or be doomed to hell.

Forms of turn or burn

third-person singular presentturns or burns
present participleturning or burning
past participleturned or burned
pastturned or burned
past participleturned or burnt
pastturned or burnt

Questions about turn or burn

What does turn or burn mean?
Turn or burn means to accept the teachings of Christianity or be doomed to hell.
What part of speech is turn or burn?
Turn or burn is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn or burn?
The past tense of turn or burn is turned or burned.

Words near turn or burn in the dictionary

  1. turn one's hand to
  2. turn one's life around
  3. turn one's life upside down
  4. turn one's nose up
  5. turn one's world upside down
  6. turn or burn
  7. turn out
  8. turn over
  9. turn over a new leaf
  10. turn over in one's grave
  11. turn pear-shaped

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