come up with snake eyes en · VERB
Etymology
From come up with + snake eyes (“a pair of dice showing a value of 1, a losing roll in many dice games”).
Meanings
- (idiomatic, slang) To fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comes up with snake eyes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| come up with snake eyes | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| came up with snake eyes | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| coming up with snake eyes | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| come up snake eyes | alternative | lexicographic |