stare like a stuck pig

verb

To be dumbstruck.

First used c. 1700
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Meanings

verbstare like a stuck pig (third-person singular simple present stares like a stuck pig, present participle staring like a stuck pig, simple past and past participle stared like a stuck pig)

present singular third person stares like a stuck pig · participle present staring like a stuck pig · participle past stared like a stuck pig · past stared like a stuck pig

  1. simileTo be dumbstruck.First known use c. 1700
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Chicago

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