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TAKE THE QUIZ“put the”
The following 15 entries include the term put the.
put the cart before the horse
idiom: to do things in the wrong order
put the children to bed
idiom: to prepare children to go to sleep and put them in their beds
put the fear of God into (someone)
idiom: to frighten (someone) very badly
put the fire out
idiom: to stop a fire from burning
put the kibosh on
idiom: to stop or end (something) : to prevent (something) from happening or continuing
put the lid on
idiom: to bring an end to (something)
put the moves on
idiom: to do or say things in an effort to start a sexual relationship with someone
put the pedal to the metal
idiom: to drive very fast
put the phone down on (someone)
idiom: to end a telephone connection
put the screws on/to (someone or something)
idiom: to use force or the threat of force to make (someone or something) do what one wants
put the skids under
idiom: to make (something or someone) likely or certain to fail
put the washing out
idiom: to hang laundry outside to dry
put the whammy on someone
idiom: to cause someone to have bad luck
put the wind up (someone)
idiom: to make (someone) afraid or nervous
to put the boot in
idiom: to treat someone in a cruel or critical way
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