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take a page out of someone's playbookTo adopt an idea or practice of another personRate it:

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take one's tongue out of someone's assTo stop flattering someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.Rate it:

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take the wind out of someone's sailsTo discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue.Rate it:

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would not throw someone out of bedan understatement meaning one finds a person sexually attractiveRate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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put a foot wrongTo make a mistake.Rate it:

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put down forTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.Rate it:

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put down rootsTo do things which show that one wishes to stay put.Rate it:

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put forthTo give or supply; to make or create.Rate it:

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put lipstick on a pigMaking superficial or cosmetic changes in a futile attempt to hide the ugly truth of something.Rate it:

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put offpostponeRate it:

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put offTo procrastinate.Rate it:

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put one's feet upTo relax.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:

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put somebody in his placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or insult.Rate it:

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put the moves onTo make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.Rate it:

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put to bed with a shovelTo bury (someone).Rate it:

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put togetherTo assemble, construct, or build.Rate it:

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put two and two togetherTo figure out; to deduce or discern.Rate it:

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put up withTo tolerate, suffer through, or allow, esp. something annoying.Rate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

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put inTo place inside.Rate it:

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put one overTo fool, trick or deceive.Rate it:

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put onTo place upon or atop.Rate it:

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put downTo set down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.Rate it:

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put upTo cajole or dare to do something.Rate it:

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put asideTo save money.Rate it:

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put aboutTo change direction.Rate it:

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put acrossTo explain or state something clearly and understandably.Rate it:

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put backTo drink fast; to knock down alcohol.Rate it:

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put byTo preserve food by canning, freezing, drying, etc.Rate it:

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put downTo place a baby somewhere to sleep.Rate it:

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put downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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put offTo offend, repulse, or frighten.Rate it:

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put onTo put something on somethingRate it:

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put something into perspectiveTo compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.Rate it:

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put the bee onTo finish off, to beat.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.Rate it:

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put upTo present, especially in "put up a fight".Rate it:

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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.Rate it:

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put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:

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put down toTo state the cause of a situation.Rate it:

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put forwardTo change the time in a time zone to a later time.Rate it:

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put the cart before the horseTo put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities.Rate it:

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put acrossTo perform a theatrical production.Rate it:

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put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

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put awayDivorce.Rate it:

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put backTo postpone an arranged event or appointment.Rate it:

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