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puts on the dog

puts on the dog is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put on the dog.

Meaning of put on the dog

Verb

put on the dog (third-person singular simple present puts on the dog, present participle putting on the dog, simple past and past participle put on the dog)

  1. (colloquial, dated, idiomatic) To dress up; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious.
    • If she softened her natural vowels a fraction in keeping with her role as a Protestant lady, she did not put on dog or act in a snobbish manner.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 94
    Synonyms:
    put on airs

Questions about puts on the dog

What is puts on the dog the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts on the dog is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put on the dog.

Words near puts on the dog in the dictionary

  1. puts on airs
  2. puts on frills
  3. puts on one's dancing shoes
  4. puts on one's own oxygen mask first
  5. puts on one's oxygen mask first
  6. puts on the dog
  7. puts on the kibosh
  8. puts on the map
  9. puts on the pounds
  10. puts on the red light
  11. puts on the ritz

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