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"form": "eats one's seed corn",
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},
{
"form": "eating one's seed corn",
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"participle",
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]
},
{
"form": "ate one's seed corn",
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},
{
"form": "eaten one's seed corn",
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"glosses": [
"To consume what is meant for investment instead."
],
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"(idiomatic, informal) To consume what is meant for investment instead."
],
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"word": "eat the seed corn"
}
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"To consume what is meant for investment instead."
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"(idiomatic, informal) To consume what is meant for investment instead."
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"word": "eat one's seed corn"
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