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wind one's neck in

wind one's neck in verb: to stop talking or arguing; shut up.

Verb

wind one's neck in (third-person singular simple present winds one's neck in, present participle winding one's neck in, simple past and past participle wound one's neck in)

  1. (UK, imperative, informal) To stop talking or arguing; shut up.

Forms of wind one's neck in

third-person singular presentwinds one's neck in
present participlewinding one's neck in
past participlewound one's neck in
pastwound one's neck in

Questions about wind one's neck in

What does wind one's neck in mean?
Wind one's neck in means to stop talking or arguing; shut up.
What part of speech is wind one's neck in?
Wind one's neck in is a verb.
What is the past tense of wind one's neck in?
The past tense of wind one's neck in is wound one's neck in.

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  6. wind one's neck in
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