"stick a needle in my eye" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sticks a needle in my eye [present, singular, third-person], sticking a needle in my eye [participle, present], stuck a needle in my eye [participle, past], stuck a needle in my eye [past]
Etymology: Originally (and more commonly) used as a second line of the rhyme. Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> a needle in my eye}} stick a needle in my eye (third-person singular simple present sticks a needle in my eye, present participle sticking a needle in my eye, simple past and past participle stuck a needle in my eye)
  1. Synonym of cross my heart and hope to die Synonyms: cross my heart and hope to die [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-stick_a_needle_in_my_eye-en-verb-OTBnKZgi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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