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putting someone's back up

putting someone's back up is the present participle and gerund 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 putting someone's back up

What is putting someone's back up the present participle and gerund of?
Putting someone's back up is the present participle and gerund of put someone's back up.

Words near putting someone's back up in the dictionary

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

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