“put an”

The following 3 entries include the term put an.

put (an animal) off the/someone's scent

idiom

: to cause (an animal) to lose the smell of an animal or person it has been following by sensing the animal's or person's smell often used figuratively

put an end to (something)

idiom

: to cause (something) to stop or prevent (something) from continuing

put an exclamation point on

idiom

: to end (something) in an exciting way


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