kill the messenger in English

Forms: kills the messenger [present, singular, third-person], killing the messenger [participle, present], killed the messenger [participle, past], killed the messenger [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kill the messenger (third-person singular simple present kills the messenger, present participle killing the messenger, simple past and past participle killed the messenger)

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"kill the messenger" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms