Speakur

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give someone a bloody nose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one a blood-y nose
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To defeat or frustrate someone, but without doing any permanent damage.

Inflected Forms

gives someone a bloody nose (present, singular) giving someone a bloody nose (participle, present) gave someone a bloody nose (past) given someone a bloody nose (participle, past)

Questions

What does give someone a bloody nose mean?
To defeat or frustrate someone, but without doing any permanent damage.

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