blend into the woodwork in English

Forms: blends into the woodwork [present, singular, third-person], blending into the woodwork [participle, present], blended into the woodwork [participle, past], blended into the woodwork [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} blend into the woodwork (third-person singular simple present blends into the woodwork, present participle blending into the woodwork, simple past and past participle blended into the woodwork)

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"blend into the woodwork" meaning in English

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