Put it on the line
verb phrase
To speak candidly and straightforwardly; tell it like it is: They are more likely to give it to you if you lay it on the table (1940s+)
Related Terms
lay it on the line
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- Put it on the street
verb phrase To disclose something, esp rather publicly: So we put it on the street that she was leaving (1970s+)
- Put it over on someone
verb phrase To deceive; fool: Be careful, nobody puts it over on her [1913+; found slightly earlier as put it all over on]
- Put it past someone
Related Terms not put it past someone
- Put it to someone
verb phrase To do the sex act with or to; screw (1940s+)
- Putlog
[poo t-lawg, -log, puht-] /ˈpʊtˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg, ˈpʌt-/ noun 1. any of a number of short pieces of lumber supporting a scaffold’s floor. /ˈpʌtˌlɒɡ/ noun 1. a short horizontal beam that with others supports the floor planks of a scaffold