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put on one's dancing shoesTo prepare for celebration or rejoicing; to put oneself in a positive frame of mind.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke it!"Consider That Possibility For A Time"Rate it:

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Put Your Foot DownTo be rigid, strict and resolute about something, to be unyielding about a certain ruleRate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't put all your eggs in one basketDon't dedicate all your resources into one thing.Rate it:

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not to put too fine a point on itUsed to apologise for a possibly impolite statement one is making.Rate it:

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put a damper onTo stop people from enjoying an activity.Rate it:

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put a lid on itTo be quiet; shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.Rate it:

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put a sock in itTo be quiet; to shut one's mouth; to stop talking.Rate it:

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put a stop toTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:

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put all one's eggs in one basketRather than diversifying.Rate it:

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put an end toTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:

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put asideTo ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.Rate it:

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put asunderTo sunder; disjoin; separate; disunite; divorce; annul; dissolve.Rate it:

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put awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:

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put awayTo send someone to prison.Rate it:

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put awayTo catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.Rate it:

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put awayTo take a large lead in a game.Rate it:

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put byTo perform an action without attracting attention.Rate it:

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put downTo insult, belittle, or demean.Rate it:

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put downTo express deprecating, demeaning, critical, insulting remarks to another; expressions; 'put downs'.Rate it:

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put downTo administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.Rate it:

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put downTo make prices, or taxes, lower.Rate it:

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put downTo replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.Rate it:

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put downTo add a name to a list.Rate it:

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put down asto assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put down rootsTo feel that one belong in a place.Rate it:

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put downscrushing remarksRate it:

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put food on the tableTo provide enough money to cover basic necessities.Rate it:

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put hair on somebody's chestTo make a person stronger or more masculine.Rate it:

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put in motionto trigger movement, to get goingRate it:

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put in the groundto buryRate it:

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put in the groundto killRate it:

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put in withTo commit to something with; to partner with.Rate it:

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put in/down one’s papersTo leave or resign from one’s job; Note, putting ’down’ usually implies one is vacating a position out of dissatisfactionRate it:

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put into effectTo implement; to execute; to carry out.Rate it:

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put into practiceTo take a theory and make it a practical reality.Rate it:

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put it pastTo consider it beyond what someone is capable of doing.Rate it:

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put it thereafter a discussion of barter etc the 'seller' offers his hand to shake on the deal (particularly in the US)Rate it:

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put not your trust in princesA warning that men of power and influence can be just as fickle and unreliable as the rest of us.Rate it:

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put onclothe oneself inRate it:

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put on a clinicTo perform excellently; to put on a show of brilliance.Rate it:

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put on a pedestalTo hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.Rate it:

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put on airsTo become haughty, to assume a haughty manner.Rate it:

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put on the dogTo dress up; to put on airs; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious.Rate it:

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put on the feedbagTo have a meal, eat.Rate it:

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put on the mapTo bring something into a position of prominence.Rate it:

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put on your faceput on your makeupRate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo walk, decomposed to stress the fundamentality of the task.Rate it:

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put one past somebodyTo deceive, trick, or fool, especially by concealing something.Rate it:

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