- put on the dog
- American & Australian, informal
to try to seem richer or more important than you really are.
They really put on the dog in front of their guests.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
put on the dog
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put on the dog — (US) To put on airs, behave showily • • • Main Entry: ↑dog * * * informal behave in a pretentious or ostentatious way we have to put on the dog for Anne Marie * * * put on the dog US informal + old fashioned : to pretend that you are very stylish … Useful english dictionary
put on the dog — {v. phr.} To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner. * / Stop putting on the dog with me, Sue cried at Roy. I knew the real you from way hack! / … Dictionary of American idioms
put on the dog — {v. phr.} To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner. * / Stop putting on the dog with me, Sue cried at Roy. I knew the real you from way hack! / … Dictionary of American idioms
put on the dog — use your finest dishes or clothes etc.; show off When we visit Mame, she likes to put on the dog get dressed up … English idioms
put on the dog N. Amer. — put on the dog N. Amer. informal behave in a pretentious or ostentatious way. → dog … English new terms dictionary
put on the dog or the ritz — idi+inf put on the dog or the ritz, to assume an attitude of wealth or importance; put on airs … From formal English to slang
put on the dog — AND put on the ritz tv. o make things extra special for a special event. □ Frank’s really putting on the dog for the big party Friday night. □ They really put on the ritz for us … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
put\ on\ the\ dog — v. phr. To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner. Stop putting on the dog with me, Sue cried at Roy. I knew the real you from way hack! … Словарь американских идиом
put on the dog — verb To dress up; to put on airs; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious … Wiktionary
Put on the dog — behave pretentiously; put on airs … Dictionary of Australian slang
