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71To put down one's staff — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… …
72put down roots — phrasal to establish a permanent residence …
73put down — in fly fishing, an error in presentation of the fly or any other action that scares the fish so that it swims away or into deeper water …
74put down a deposit — ➡ mortgages * * * …
75put-down — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. suppression, indignity, cut*; see insult …
76put down an insurgency — suppress a rebellion, crush an uprising …
77put down coup attempt — suppress an attempt at revolution, suppress an overthrow attempt …
78put down the drain — waste, squander …
79put down roots — begin to have a settled life in a place. → root …
80put-down — noun informal a remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone …