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Meaning of put on the dog | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To dress up; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious.

colloquial, dated, idiomatic

Equivalents

Esperanto fanfaroni

Examples

“If she softened her natural vowels a fraction in keeping with her role as a Protestant lady, she did not put⟳ on dog or act in a snobbish manner.”

CEFR level

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

put on the kibosh put on the map put on the pounds put on the red light put on the ritz put on the spot

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