make pigs and whistles of in English

Forms: makes pigs and whistles of [present, singular, third-person], making pigs and whistles of [participle, present], made pigs and whistles of [participle, past], made pigs and whistles of [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> pigs and whistles of}} make pigs and whistles of (third-person singular simple present makes pigs and whistles of, present participle making pigs and whistles of, simple past and past participle made pigs and whistles of)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "makes pigs and whistles of",
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    {
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      "form": "made pigs and whistles of",
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        "To ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something)."
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        "(archaic, idiomatic, transitive) To ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something)."
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    {
      "form": "makes pigs and whistles of",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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    {
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"make pigs and whistles of" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms