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put a shift in

put a shift in verb: to work hard; to make an effort.

Verb

put a shift in (third-person singular simple present puts a shift in, present participle putting a shift in, simple past and past participle put a shift in)

  1. (idiomatic) To work hard; to make an effort

Forms of put a shift in

third-person singular presentputs a shift in
present participleputting a shift in
past participleput a shift in
pastput a shift in

Questions about put a shift in

What does put a shift in mean?
Put a shift in means to work hard; to make an effort.
What part of speech is put a shift in?
Put a shift in is a verb.
What is the past tense of put a shift in?
The past tense of put a shift in is put a shift in.

Words near put a shift in in the dictionary

  1. put a lid on
  2. put a lid on it
  3. put a name to
  4. put a pin in
  5. put a premium on
  6. put a shift in
  7. put a slight on
  8. put a slight upon
  9. put a sock in it
  10. put a spanner in the works
  11. put a spoke in someone's wheel

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