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putting the arm on someone

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

Meaning of put the arm on someone

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To demand money from someone.

Questions about putting the arm on someone

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

Words near putting the arm on someone in the dictionary

  1. putting stone
  2. putting stones
  3. putting store by
  4. putting store in
  5. putting straight
  6. putting the arm on someone
  7. putting the bad mouth on
  8. putting the bee on
  9. putting the beggar on the gentleman
  10. putting the bite on
  11. putting the boot in

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