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puts the beggar on the gentleman

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

Meaning of put the beggar on the gentleman

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic, obsolete, slang) To follow up something good with something inferior.
    • He called for two gills of ale, and I took my share; but I was determined not to put the beggar on the gentleman, that was my phrase to him, being a fellow workman. And when they brought the two glasses of ale, I took mine, and gave it to a man of the name of Thomas Kay; […]1838, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers, volume 11

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Puts the beggar on the gentleman is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the beggar on the gentleman.

Words near puts the beggar on the gentleman in the dictionary

  1. puts store in
  2. puts straight
  3. puts the arm on someone
  4. puts the bad mouth on
  5. puts the bee on
  6. puts the beggar on the gentleman
  7. puts the bite on
  8. puts the boot in
  9. puts the bottom rail on top
  10. puts the brakes on
  11. puts the cabosh on

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