shoot the messenger boy in English

Forms: shoots the messenger boy [present, singular, third-person], shooting the messenger boy [participle, present], shot the messenger boy [participle, past], shot the messenger boy [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|shoot<,,shot> the messenger boy}} shoot the messenger boy (third-person singular simple present shoots the messenger boy, present participle shooting the messenger boy, simple past and past participle shot the messenger boy)

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"shoot the messenger boy" meaning in English

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