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Meaning of put a hurt on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To impose significant difficulty on.

Examples

“Sanctions have ⟳ failed to put ⟳ a hurt ⟳ on the adversary government.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

put a lid on put a lid on it put a name to put a pin in put a premium on put a shift in

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