curse like a trooper en · VERB
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Meanings
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(qualifier:simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper.
Bless me! she curses and storms at me like a trooper[.]
1740, Samuel Richardson, chapter 32, in Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded, London: C. Rivington and J. Osborn:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursed like a trooper | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cursed like a trooper | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| curses like a trooper | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cursing like a trooper | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |