Related to putting it about: Putting on the Ritzput to place, set; to assign, attribute Not to be confused with: putt –to hit a golf ball with a light stroke Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree put (po͝ot) v. put, put·...
1. To stop using, working on, or considering until later: We put aside the idea until the next meeting. 2. To disregard; forget about: Why not put aside your grudge? put away 1. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away. 2. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily an...
ortuppence). “I care not twopence” is in Beaumont and Fletcher’sThe Coxcomb(1610). Andtwo bits(for twenty-five cents) ortwo centswas used in America during the nineteenth century. As forputting in one’s two cents,meaning to insert one’s own view, it dates from the late ...
And two bits (for twenty-five cents) or two cents was used in America during the nineteenth century. As for putting in one’s two cents, meaning to insert one’s own view, it dates from the late nineteenth century. See also: cent, for, put, two The Dictionary of Clichés by ...
1. To stop using, working on, or considering until later: We put aside the idea until the next meeting. 2. To disregard; forget about: Why not put aside your grudge? put away 1. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away. 2. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily an...
1. To stop using, working on, or considering until later: We put aside the idea until the next meeting. 2. To disregard; forget about: Why not put aside your grudge? put away 1. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away. 2. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily an...
1. To stop using, working on, or considering until later: We put aside the idea until the next meeting. 2. To disregard; forget about: Why not put aside your grudge? put away 1. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away. 2. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily an...