putting someone on blast
putting someone on blast is the present participle and gerund of put someone on blast.
Meaning of put someone on blast
Verb
put someone on blast (third-person singular simple present puts someone on blast, present participle putting someone on blast, simple past and past participle put someone on blast)
- To embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.
- For one, putting Sapp on blast like that without knowing his circumstances isn't very classy nor professional and two who's to say the waitress didn't supply good service which is a very popular reason as to why some people don't tip.2014 July 2, EJ, “Lawd Geeeeeezus: Waitress Puts Warren Sapp's 'No Tip' Ticket On Blast”, in Design & Trend
Questions about putting someone on blast
- What is putting someone on blast the present participle and gerund of?
- Putting someone on blast is the present participle and gerund of put someone on blast.
Words near putting someone on blast in the dictionary
- putting someone in a box
- putting someone in a false position
- putting someone in hospital
- putting someone in mind of
- putting someone in their place
- putting someone on blast
- putting someone on game
- putting someone on ice
- putting someone on to
- putting someone out of their misery
- putting someone to their trumps
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