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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Put (someone) down
Hi teachers,
1. "I'm going to put the baby down". Does this mean the baby is sleeping, or you're going to get him ready for nap or bed time?
2. "John always put me down." Would you say this to mean to look down his nose at me?
Thank you
Tinanam
1. "I'm going to put the baby down". Does this mean the baby is sleeping, or you're going to get him ready for nap or bed time?
2. "John always put me down." Would you say this to mean to look down his nose at me?
Thank you
Tinanam
Top answer
Putting the baby down means preparing her for sleep and placing her in the crib. Putting an adult down is to insult them. " For example.
- Putting the baby down means preparing her for sleep and placing her in the crib.
- Putting an adult down is to insult them.
- " For example.
- Putting an animal down is to have it killed, usually humanely.
- " Regards, Cay
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Putting the baby down means preparing her for sleep and placing her in the crib.
Putting an adult down is to insult them. "You have the worst fassion sense." For example.
Putting an animal down is to have it killed, usually humanely. "Fido had an enlarged heart, so we had to have him put down."
Regards,
Cay
Putting an adult down is to insult them. "You have the worst fassion sense." For example.
Putting an animal down is to have it killed, usually humanely. "Fido had an enlarged heart, so we had to have him put down."
Regards,
Cay
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tinanam0102I'm going to put the baby downI'm not going to continue to hold the baby in my arms. (I'm going to put the baby in a cradle, crib, bed, high chair, car seat, whatever.)
(You are not going to insult the baby or have it killed - two other meanings of 'put down'.)
tinanam0102John always put
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