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puts someone's back up

puts someone's back up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put someone's back up.

Meaning of put someone's back up

Verb

put someone's back up (third-person singular simple present puts someone's back up, present participle putting someone's back up, simple past and past participle put someone's back up)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of get someone's back up: to annoy someone.
    • You really put her back up there, John.

Questions about puts someone's back up

What is puts someone's back up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts someone's back up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put someone's back up.

Words near puts someone's back up in the dictionary

  1. puts someone out of their misery
  2. puts someone to their trumps
  3. puts someone under
  4. puts someone under the screw
  5. puts someone wise
  6. puts someone's back up
  7. puts someone's light out
  8. puts someone's lights out
  9. puts someone's pipe out
  10. puts something behind one
  11. puts something down to experience

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