shot the messenger boy

A form of shoot the messenger boy

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of shoot the messenger boy
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APA

shot the messenger boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20the%20messenger%20boy

MLA

“shot the messenger boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20the%20messenger%20boy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shot the messenger boy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20the%20messenger%20boy.

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