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putting daylight between oneself and someone

putting daylight between oneself and someone is the present participle and gerund of put daylight between oneself and someone.

Meaning of put daylight between oneself and someone

Verb

put daylight between oneself and someone (third-person singular simple present puts daylight between oneself and someone, present participle putting daylight between oneself and someone, simple past and past participle put daylight between oneself and someone)

  1. (idiomatic) To increase or create distance or difference between people or objects.

Questions about putting daylight between oneself and someone

What is putting daylight between oneself and someone the present participle and gerund of?
Putting daylight between oneself and someone is the present participle and gerund of put daylight between oneself and someone.

Words near putting daylight between oneself and someone in the dictionary

  1. putting before
  2. putting bread on the table
  3. putting butter on one's bread
  4. putting by
  5. putting case
  6. putting daylight between oneself and someone
  7. putting down
  8. putting down as
  9. putting down for
  10. putting down roots
  11. putting down to

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