zig when one should zag en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To misstep or err.
As I came around the last corner of the house, I zigged when I should have zagged, or zagged when I should have zigged. Either way, Brett went off the track and into a clump of birch trees. I turned around and saw the sled was gone […]
2014, Larry Bettag, No Rewind: Only One Shot, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zigs when one should zag | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| zigged when one should zag | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| zigged when one should zag | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| zigging when one should zag | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| zigged when one should have zagged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| zigged when one should have zagged | Tense=Past | lexicographic |