stick a needle in my eye in English

Forms: sticks a needle in my eye [present, singular, third-person], sticking a needle in my eye [participle, present], stuck a needle in my eye [participle, past], stuck a needle in my eye [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Originally (and more commonly) used as a second line of the rhyme. Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> a needle in my eye}} stick a needle in my eye (third-person singular simple present sticks a needle in my eye, present participle sticking a needle in my eye, simple past and past participle stuck a needle in my eye)

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"stick a needle in my eye" meaning in English

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