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put the plug in the jug

put the plug in the jug verb: to cease drinking alcohol; to become teetotal.

Verb

put the plug in the jug (third-person singular simple present puts the plug in the jug, present participle putting the plug in the jug, simple past and past participle put the plug in the jug)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To cease drinking alcohol; to become teetotal.
    Synonyms:
    put in the pin

put the plug in the jug meaning in Bengali

put the plug in the jug in Bengali

মদ্যপান বন্ধ করা, পূর্ণ মদ্যপানত্যাগী হওয়া

Synonyms of put the plug in the jug

Forms of put the plug in the jug

third-person singular presentputs the plug in the jug
present participleputting the plug in the jug
past participleput the plug in the jug
pastput the plug in the jug

Origin of put the plug in the jug

Chosen for the rhyme.

Questions about put the plug in the jug

What does put the plug in the jug mean?
Put the plug in the jug means to cease drinking alcohol; to become teetotal.
What is put the plug in the jug in Bengali?
Put the plug in the jug in Bengali is মদ্যপান বন্ধ করা, পূর্ণ মদ্যপানত্যাগী হওয়া. See Put the plug in the jug meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is put the plug in the jug?
Put the plug in the jug is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the plug in the jug?
The past tense of put the plug in the jug is put the plug in the jug.

Words near put the plug in the jug in the dictionary

  1. put the make on
  2. put the miller's eye out
  3. put the moves on
  4. put the pedal to the medal
  5. put the pedal to the metal
  6. put the plug in the jug
  7. put the pot on
  8. put the question to
  9. put the record straight
  10. put the saddle on the right horse
  11. put the same shoe on every foot

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