"Put on dog" nghĩa là gì?

Đăng bởi lovebird21c - 17 Apr, 2018

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'Put on (the) dog' = to behave extravagantly, lavishly, or self-importantly; to make an ostentatious production or appearance -> nghĩa là làm bộ làm tịch, làm ra vẻ ta đây quan trọng.

Ví dụ

Hotel Pennsylvania doesn’t only put on the dog for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: it’s also a proud sponsor of National Dog Day (NDD).

During the economic boom, you had people from all walks of life putting on the dog. All that ended when the crash hit, though.

American Airlines put on the dog for Hank, who was rolled aboard a flight on his pillow-topped cart and sat in first class with his owner, Kari Whitman.

Around here, we put on the dog at casual gatherings with an appetizer consisting of cut-up rat cheese and grilled, sliced sausage seasoned with barbecue dry rub spices. We call it the sausage-and-cheese platter.

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