Put the finger on someone
verb phrase
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- Put the freeze on someone
verb phrase To reject; treat very coldly: Women are quick to put the freeze on free loaders (1960s+)
- Put the hammer down
verb phrase To accelerate; go full speed: Guerrero put the hammer down and passed Unser a few laps later (Car racing 1960+, fr truckers)
- Put the heat on
see: turn up the heat
- Put the heat on someone
verb phrase To use coercive pressure; LEAN ON someone: He put the heat on me to vote that way (1936+)
- Put the icing on the cake
verb phrase To put a victory beyond question; ensure a favorable result: He iced the cake with a knockdown in the seventh (1940s+) Related Terms ice the cake