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put on the dog [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- put on airs
1, record 1, English, put%20on%20airs
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- put on the ritz 1, record 1, English, put%20on%20the%20ritz
- put on side 2, record 1, English, put%20on%20side
correct, verb
- put on the dog 2, record 1, English, put%20on%20the%20dog
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To affect a refinement and hauteur one is not born to. To be snobbish and aloof. (R. Chapman, American Slang, 1986, p. 353). 1, record 1, English, - put%20on%20airs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- se donner des airs
1, record 1, French, se%20donner%20des%20airs
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trancher du grand seigneur, plastronner, faire des embarras. 1, record 1, French, - se%20donner%20des%20airs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- put on the dog
1, record 2, English, put%20on%20the%20dog
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- show off 1, record 2, English, show%20off
correct, verb
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
to make a show of being very elegant, wealthy, etc. 2, record 2, English, - put%20on%20the%20dog
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
whenever the rich part of the family comes, my parents, put on the dog. 1, record 2, English, - put%20on%20the%20dog
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- en mettre plein la vue
1, record 2, French, en%20mettre%20plein%20la%20vue
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- faire de l'épate 1, record 2, French, faire%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pate
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
chaque fois que vient la partie la plus riche de la famille, mes parents lui en mettent plein la vue. 1, record 2, French, - en%20mettre%20plein%20la%20vue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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