"beating with the ugly stick" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

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  1. present participle and gerund of beat with the ugly stick Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: beat with the ugly stick
    Sense id: en-beating_with_the_ugly_stick-en-verb-lAfFxY~O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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