“puta”

The following 16 entries include the term puta.

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put a check on

idiom

: to reduce or stop

put a cork in it

idiom

used as a rude way to tell someone to stop talking and especially to stop complaining

put a crimp in

idiom

: to prevent (something) from happening or proceeding in the usual or desired way : to affect (something) badly

put a dampener on

idiom

: to make (something) less strong, active, or exciting

put a damper on

idiom

: to make (something) less strong, active, or exciting

put a foot wrong

idiom

: to make a mistake

put a hold on

idiom

: to order that something is to be kept for a particular person or time

put a human face on

idiom

: to make (something) more appealing, easier to understand, or easier to care about by connecting it to an actual person

put a lid on

idiom

: to stop (something) from growing or becoming worse

put a name to (someone or something)

idiom

: to think of and say the name of (someone or something)

put a new/different complexion on

idiom

: to change the appearance of (something) : to cause (something) to be seen or thought about in a new way

put a price on

idiom

: to ask for a particular amount of money for (something one is selling)

put a price tag on

idiom

: to say how important or valuable something is usually used in negative statements to say that something is extremely important and valuable

put a sock in it

idiom

used to tell someone to stop talking

put a tail on (someone)

idiom

: to have someone follow (another person)

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