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putting someone on ice

putting someone on ice is the present participle and gerund of put someone on ice.

Meaning of put someone on ice

Verb

put someone on ice (third-person singular simple present puts someone on ice, present participle putting someone on ice, simple past and past participle put someone on ice)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To postpone or delay an interaction with someone.
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To murder someone.

Questions about putting someone on ice

What is putting someone on ice the present participle and gerund of?
Putting someone on ice is the present participle and gerund of put someone on ice.

Words near putting someone on ice in the dictionary

  1. putting someone in hospital
  2. putting someone in mind of
  3. putting someone in their place
  4. putting someone on blast
  5. putting someone on game
  6. putting someone on ice
  7. putting someone on to
  8. putting someone out of their misery
  9. putting someone to their trumps
  10. putting someone under
  11. putting someone under the screw

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