drop one's beads in English

Forms: drops one's beads [present, singular, third-person], dropping one's beads [participle, present], dropped one's beads [participle, past], dropped one's beads [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop one's beads (third-person singular simple present drops one's beads, present participle dropping one's beads, simple past and past participle dropped one's beads)

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      "form": "drops one's beads",
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          "ref": "1977, Charles Silverstein, Edmund White, The Joy of Gay Sex, New York: Crown Publishers, page 124",
          "text": "But they will “drop their beads” (as queens used to say) one by one, until the full necklace lies on the floor. He'll mention he likes the ballet, you'll tell him of your interest in opera.",
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        }
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        "To reveal one's homosexuality."
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        "(gay slang) To reveal one's homosexuality."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "drop one's beads"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "drops one's beads",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropping one's beads",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropped one's beads",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropped one's beads",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "text": "But they will “drop their beads” (as queens used to say) one by one, until the full necklace lies on the floor. He'll mention he likes the ballet, you'll tell him of your interest in opera.",
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        }
      ],
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        "To reveal one's homosexuality."
      ],
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          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
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          "homosexuality"
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        "(gay slang) To reveal one's homosexuality."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ],
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        "LGBT"
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"drop one's beads" meaning in English

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