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TAKE THE QUIZ“put the”
The following 18 entries include the term put the.
put the arm on
phrase: to ask for money
put the finger on
phrase: to inform on
put the make on
phrase: to make sexual advances toward
put the cart before the horse
phrase: to do things in the wrong order
put the children to bed
phrase: to prepare children to go to sleep and put them in their beds
put the fear of God into (someone)
phrase: to frighten (someone) very badly
put the fire out
phrase: to stop a fire from burning
put the kibosh on
phrase: to stop or end (something) : to prevent (something) from happening or continuing
put the lid on
phrase: to bring an end to (something)
put the moves on
phrase: to do or say things in an effort to start a sexual relationship with someone
put the pedal to the metal
phrase: to drive very fast
put the phone down on (someone)
phrase: to end a telephone connection
put the screws on/to (someone or something)
phrase: to use force or the threat of force to make (someone or something) do what one wants
put the skids under
phrase: to make (something or someone) likely or certain to fail
put the washing out
phrase: to hang laundry outside to dry
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