put the dead wood on

Verb

Meaning

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

(US, dated, slang, transitive) To gain a great advantage over (someone).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

put the clock forward put the comether on put the cork back in the bottle put the evil eye on put the fear of God into put the feedbag on