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puts up a show

puts up a show is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put up a show.

Meaning of put up a show

Verb

put up a show (third-person singular simple present puts up a show, present participle putting up a show, simple past and past participle put up a show)

  1. (informal) To do something particularly well or particularly badly.

Questions about puts up a show

What is puts up a show the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts up a show is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put up a show.

Words near puts up a show in the dictionary

  1. puts two and two together and comes up with five
  2. puts two and two together and makes five
  3. puts under
  4. puts up
  5. puts up a fight
  6. puts up a show
  7. puts up on
  8. puts up one's dukes
  9. puts up one's hand
  10. puts up one's hands
  11. puts up or shuts up

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