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101put on an act — {v. phr.} 1. To perform a play. * /The seventh grade put on a lovely act for Christmas for the parents./ 2. To pretend. * / If you always put on an act, her father said, people will never know who you really are. / …
102put someone's mind at ease — put (someone s) mind at ease to cause someone to stop worrying. He chose his words carefully to put his mother s mind at ease. Usage notes: also used in the forms put someone s mind at rest and set someone s mind at rest: To put his mind at rest …
103put mind at ease — put (someone s) mind at ease to cause someone to stop worrying. He chose his words carefully to put his mother s mind at ease. Usage notes: also used in the forms put someone s mind at rest and set someone s mind at rest: To put his mind at rest …
104put (your) foot down — 1. to tell someone in a strong way that they must do something or that they must stop doing something. You can t just let him do what he wants, you ll have to put your foot down. When Anna came home drunk one afternoon I decided it was time to… …
105put (your) money where (your) mouth is — to do something rather than to just talk about it. I finally realized that I should stop complaining about the people who run our town, put my money where my mouth is, and run for office. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form put its money… …
106put the mockers on — (slang) To put an end to, put paid to • • • Main Entry: ↑mock * * * put the mockers on phrase to prevent something from happening, or to spoil someone’s plans Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or developingsynonym to prevent something… …
107put something behind you — phrase to forget something unpleasant that has happened to you, or to stop being affected by it I was upset at the time, but I’ve managed to put it behind me. Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: put * * * ˌput sth beˈhind …
108put on the dog — {v. phr.} To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner. * / Stop putting on the dog with me, Sue cried at Roy. I knew the real you from way hack! / …
109put on the dog — {v. phr.} To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner. * / Stop putting on the dog with me, Sue cried at Roy. I knew the real you from way hack! / …
110put a damper on (something) — put a damper/dampener on (something) to stop an occasion from being enjoyable. Steve lost his wallet so that rather put a damper on the evening. We were both ill while we were in Boston, which put a bit of a dampener on things …
