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putting the change on someone

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

Meaning of put the change on someone

Verb

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

  1. To trick or delude someone.

Questions about putting the change on someone

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

Words near putting the change on someone in the dictionary

  1. putting the brakes on
  2. putting the cabosh on
  3. putting the cart before the horse
  4. putting the case
  5. putting the cat among the pigeons
  6. putting the change on someone
  7. putting the clock back
  8. putting the clock forward
  9. putting the clocks back
  10. putting the cork back in the bottle
  11. putting the dead wood on

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