Put+or+raise
61put\ the\ bite\ on — v. phr. slang To ask (for money, favors, etc.) John put the bite on his friend for several tickets to the dance. Willie Mays put the bite on the Giants for a large raise …
62put a smile on someone’s face — tv. to lease someone; to make someone happy. □ We are going to give Andy a pretty good raise, and I know that’ll put a smile on his face. □ I was able to pay a few dollars down, and that put a smile on the clerk’s face …
63put up one's dukes — verb a) An invitation to, or the acceptance or encouragement of, a fistfight, where the dukes are the fists of one of the fighters and put up means to raise the fists. b) An invitation to, or the acceptance or encouragement of, a verbal or… …
64put forth — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. produce, form, constitute; see compose 3 , create 2 , invent 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To put forward (a topic) for discussion: bring up, broach, introduce, moot, raise. See START …
65Put 'em up! — vp To raise your hands. Drop that gun and put em up! 1930s …
66put down roots — live in one place for years, buy land and raise a family After moving from town to town, we put down roots in Moose Jaw …
67put in issue — To raise an issue by the denial of an allegation or the allegations of one s adversary. To put an alleged fact or matter in issue is to plead by way of plea or answer in such manner as to show that the said fact or matter is in issue, and, if the …
68Raise — 1) Poker Put more chips in the pot than are needed to meet the previous bet 2) Bridge Bid an increased number of tricks in a declaration previously bid by one s partner …
69To put about — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …
70To put away — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …
