look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards · looks as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards · looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards · looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
To look extremely dishevelledTo look extremely dishevelled.
UK/ˌlʊk‿əz‿ɪf ˈwʌn həz bɪn ˈdɹæɡd θɹuː‿ə hɛd͡ʒ ˈbækwɜːdz/US/ˌlʊk‿əz‿ɪf ˈwʌn həz bɪn ˈdɹæɡd θɹu‿ə hɛd͡ʒ ˈbækwɝdz/
» Ziri walked out of the room without a look backwards.
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1 senses(UK, humorous, informal)To look extremely dishevelled.
Examples
1 sentencesZiri walked out of the room without a look backwards.
Translations
1 languagesForms
looks as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards, looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards, looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards, looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards| Base form | look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards · to look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards |
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| 3rd person singular | looks as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards |
| Present participle | looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards |
| Past simple | looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards |
| Past participle | looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards |
| he, she, it | looks as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards |
| he, she, it | has looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.