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Idioms: put the kibosh on -- put too fine a point on

Idiom	Meaning	Example
put the kibosh on	prevent, stop	The manager put the kibosh on our dental plan. He said no.
put the right spin on it	say it in a diplomatic way, bafflegab, doctor it, spin doctor	Don't say it's lost. Say it's been misplaced. Put the right spin on it!
put them up	put your hands up, stick them up	The outlaw drew his gun, saying, "Put 'em up, folks, or I'll shoot."
put things in perspective	see things as they are, see the actual size	A few days after the flood, I was able to put things in perspective.
put to bed (print media)	put in a box when it is ready to print	The editor always checks the paper before he puts it to bed.
put to death	killed, shot, hanged, put down	If a soldier deserted the army he was put to death.
put to rest	not think or worry about it any more	It's time we put to rest our quarrel over Dad's will.
put to shame	defeated very badly, feel ashamed of losing	Our baseball team was put to shame by the Cubans: 11-0.
put to the test	be tested, be challenged	Your computer skills will be put to the test in your new position.
put too fine a point on	be too precise, split hairs	If you want to put too fine a point on it, the color is actually russet.