do the honours in English

Audio: en-au-do the honours.ogg

Forms: does the honours [present, singular, third-person], doing the honours [participle, present], did the honours [past], done the honours [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> the honours}} do the honours (third-person singular simple present does the honours, present participle doing the honours, simple past did the honours, past participle done the honours)

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"do the honours" meaning in English

Verb