- put years on someone
- put years on (someone)
to make someone look or feel much older.
The breakup of his marriage put years on him.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
put years on someone
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put years on someone — put years on (or take years off) someone make someone feel or look older (or younger) … Useful english dictionary
put years on — (someone) to make someone look or feel much older. The breakup of his marriage put years on him … New idioms dictionary
put years on — to cause (someone) to look or feel older That job has really put some years on him. • • • Main Entry: ↑year … Useful english dictionary
take years off someone — take years off (someone) put years on (someone) to make someone look or feel much older. Losing all that weight has taken years off her … New idioms dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — [[t]p ʊt[/t]] ♦ puts, putting (The form put is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position. [V n prep/adv]… … English dictionary
put (your) money on someone — put (your) money on (someone/something) to believe that someone will do something or something will happen. Who do you reckon will get the job, then? I d put my money on Val. I d put my money on Zola leaving Chelsea within the next two years … New idioms dictionary
take years off — (someone) put years on (someone) to make someone look or feel much older. Losing all that weight has taken years off her … New idioms dictionary
put (your) money on something — put (your) money on (someone/something) to believe that someone will do something or something will happen. Who do you reckon will get the job, then? I d put my money on Val. I d put my money on Zola leaving Chelsea within the next two years … New idioms dictionary
put the screws on/to someone or something — put the screws on/to (someone or something) informal : to use force or the threat of force to make (someone or something) do what you want The government is finally putting the screws to an industry that s been evading environmental laws for… … Useful english dictionary
