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put him in to get him out

put him in to get him out phrase: an election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.

Phrase

put him in to get him out

  1. (Ireland, historical) An election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.

Origin of put him in to get him out

Coined by Irish revolutionary Michael Collins.

Questions about put him in to get him out

What does put him in to get him out mean?
Put him in to get him out means an election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.
What part of speech is put him in to get him out?
Put him in to get him out is a phrase.

Words near put him in to get him out in the dictionary

  1. put forward
  2. put hair on one's chest
  3. put hair on someone's chest
  4. put heads together
  5. put her there
  6. put him in to get him out
  7. put horns on
  8. put in
  9. put in a good word
  10. put in a word
  11. put in an appearance

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