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two lamps burning and no ship at sea

two lamps burning and no ship at sea adjective: said of an unwisely or overly extravagant person.

Adjective

two lamps burning and no ship at sea (not comparable)

  1. (New-England, idiomatic) Said of an unwisely or overly extravagant person.

Questions about two lamps burning and no ship at sea

What does two lamps burning and no ship at sea mean?
Two lamps burning and no ship at sea means said of an unwisely or overly extravagant person.
What part of speech is two lamps burning and no ship at sea?
Two lamps burning and no ship at sea is an adjective.

Words near two lamps burning and no ship at sea in the dictionary

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  3. Two Ladies
  4. Two Ladies name
  5. Two Ladies names
  6. two lamps burning and no ship at sea
  7. two left feet
  8. two left hands
  9. two little ducks
  10. two Ls
  11. two men and a dog

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