put on the dog

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To dress up; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious. colloquial,dated,idiomatic
    — If she softened her natural vowels a fraction in keeping with her role as a Protestant lady, she did not put on dog or act in a snobbish manner.

词形变化

puts on the dog present,singular,third-person putting on the dog participle,present put on the dog participle,past put on the dog past put on dog alternative
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