eat the leek in English

Forms: eats the leek [present, singular, third-person], eating the leek [participle, present], ate the leek [past], eaten the leek [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Act V, scene I between Fluellen and Pistol in Shakespeare's play Henry V. Head templates: {{en-verb|eat<,,ate,eaten> the leek}} eat the leek (third-person singular simple present eats the leek, present participle eating the leek, simple past ate the leek, past participle eaten the leek)

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  "etymology_text": "From Act V, scene I between Fluellen and Pistol in Shakespeare's play Henry V.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eats the leek",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eating the leek",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate the leek",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eaten the leek",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "eat<,,ate,eaten> the leek"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1919, Stanley J. Weyman, “XXXV My Lord Speaks Out”, in The Great House:",
          "text": "He had eaten his leek and he was anxious to be done with it.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be compelled to take back one's words or put up with insulting treatment."
      ],
      "id": "en-eat_the_leek-en-verb-3InP5Vl2"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eat the leek"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From Act V, scene I between Fluellen and Pistol in Shakespeare's play Henry V.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eats the leek",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eating the leek",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate the leek",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eaten the leek",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eat<,,ate,eaten> the leek"
      },
      "expansion": "eat the leek (third-person singular simple present eats the leek, present participle eating the leek, simple past ate the leek, past participle eaten the leek)",
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    }
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        {
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          "text": "He had eaten his leek and he was anxious to be done with it.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be compelled to take back one's words or put up with insulting treatment."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "eat the leek"
}

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"eat the leek" meaning in English

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