grin like a mule eating briars in All languages combined

Forms: grins like a mule eating briars [present, singular, third-person], grinning like a mule eating briars [participle, present], grinned like a mule eating briars [participle, past], grinned like a mule eating briars [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} grin like a mule eating briars (third-person singular simple present grins like a mule eating briars, present participle grinning like a mule eating briars, simple past and past participle grinned like a mule eating briars)

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"grin like a mule eating briars" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]

Alternative forms