make out like a bandit in English

Audio: En-au-make out like a bandit.ogg

Forms: makes out like a bandit [present, singular, third-person], making out like a bandit [participle, present], made out like a bandit [participle, past], made out like a bandit [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> out like a bandit|head=make out like a bandit}} make out like a bandit (third-person singular simple present makes out like a bandit, present participle making out like a bandit, simple past and past participle made out like a bandit)

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"make out like a bandit" meaning in English

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