take someone's name in vain (English, verb)
expansion: take someone's name in vain (third-person singular simple present takes someone's name in vain, present participle taking someone's name in vain, simple past took someone's name in vain, past participle taken someone's name in vain)
Senses:
glosses: To speak insultingly about someone, especially behind their back.
Forms:
form: takes someone's name in vain
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking someone's name in vain
tags: participle
present
form: took someone's name in vain
tags: past
form: taken someone's name in vain
tags: participle
past