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Also, put one's money on. Bet on; also, consider likely or nearly certain, expect. For example, Jean put her money on Contender but the horse came in last, or I'm sure the President will speak to the crowd; I'd put money on it. This idiom was first recorded in 1931.

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To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
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Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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And Epstein continues to steer money toward universities to advance scientific research.
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Speech, in this case, is our ability to spend money on a goofy entertainment.
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Kennedy: "Mankind must put an end to war — or war will put an end to mankind."
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He was voluble in his declarations that they would “put the screws” to Ollie on the charge of perjury.
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Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
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This is the place where the Muscovite criminals are banished to, if they are not put to death.
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Let them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
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Before the spinet a bench was placed about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
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