smoke dope
smoke dope · smokes dope · smoked dope · smoking dope
To engage in fanciful reverie or wishful thinkingTo engage in fanciful reverie or wishful thinking.
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively)To engage in fanciful reverie or wishful thinking.
The engineers are smoking dope if they think the company can build this new computer for $100.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see smoke, dope.
Forms
smokes dope, smoking dope, smoked dope, smoked dope| Base form | smoke dope · to smoke dope |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | smokes dope |
| Present participle | smoking dope |
| Past simple | smoked dope |
| Past participle | smoked dope |
irregular
Lessons 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
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