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winds one's neck in

winds one's neck in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wind one's neck in.

Meaning of wind one's neck in

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.

Questions about winds one's neck in

What is winds one's neck in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Winds one's neck in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wind one's neck in.

Words near winds one's neck in in the dictionary

  1. winds back
  2. winds back the clock
  3. winds down
  4. winds of change
  5. winds off
  6. winds one's neck in
  7. winds up
  8. winds up one's bottoms
  9. windsail
  10. windsails
  11. WINDSAT

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