put on the dog

Verb

Meaning

put on the dog (third-person singular simple present puts on the dog, present participle putting on the dog, simple past and past participle put on the dog)

(colloquial, idiomatic, dated) To dress up; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious. [from 19th c.]
Synonym: put on airs

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

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