"be at the plague" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: is at the plague [present, singular, third-person], being at the plague [participle, present], was at the plague [past], been at the plague [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> at the plague}} be at the plague (third-person singular simple present is at the plague, present participle being at the plague, simple past was at the plague, past participle been at the plague)
  1. (obsolete, idiomatic) To be bothered; to make the effort to do something. Tags: idiomatic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-be_at_the_plague-en-verb-a-Uys-ln Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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