单词 | to put the zipper on |
释义 | > as lemmasto put the zipper on P1. colloquial. to put the zipper on (also to put a zipper on): to put a stop to (something); to interrupt or prevent (a plan or course of action). Cf. sense 2b. ΚΠ 1937 Sat. Spectator (Terre Haute, Indiana) 20 Nov. 4/2 It behooves every voter in Vigo county to put a zipper on his enthusiasm. 1986 P. Evans Ari xvii. 293 He just wanted to put the zipper on the rumors. 2011 Independent 17 Nov. 43/3 [He] wrote to the Smithsonian's Surprising Science blog to put the zipper on Levi's suggestion. < as lemmas |
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