to pin something on(to)

  • 51pin down — {v.} 1a. To keep (someone) from moving; make stay in a place or position; trap. * /Mr. Jones leg was pinned down under the car after the accident./ * /The soldier was pinned down in the hole because rifle bullets were flying over his head./ 1b.… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 52pin down — {v.} 1a. To keep (someone) from moving; make stay in a place or position; trap. * /Mr. Jones leg was pinned down under the car after the accident./ * /The soldier was pinned down in the hole because rifle bullets were flying over his head./ 1b.… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 53pin\ down — v 1a. To keep (someone) from moving; make stay in a place or position; trap. Mr. Jones leg was pinned down under the car after the accident. The soldier was pinned down in the hole because rifle bullets were flying over his head. 1b. To keep… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 54pin up — verb attach with or as if with a pin pin up a picture • Syn: ↑pin down • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody PP Somebody s something PP …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 55Pin and web — Web Web, n. [OE. web, AS. webb; akin to D. web, webbe, OHG. weppi, G. gewebe, Icel. vefr, Sw. v[ a]f, Dan. v[ae]v. See {Weave}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom. [1913 Webster]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 56pin someone’s ears back — 1. tv. to scold someone severely. □ She really pinned his ears back. □ The teacher pinned the kids’ ears back for chewing gum. 2. tv. to beat someone, especially about the head. □ Lefty says I’m supposed to pin your ears back …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 57Something to Shout About (album) — Infobox Album Name =Something to Shout About Type =studio Artist =Lulu Released =1965 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label =Decca LK 4719 Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Something to Shout About (1965) Next album = Something to Shout… …

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  • 58pin the tail on the donkey — noun a) A common childrens game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded. Without it, you may as well be playing pin the tail on the donkey with your marketing efforts. b) Any attempt to aim something… …

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  • 59pin-up — large picture or poster of an attractive person that is intended to be hung on a wall; person pictured in a pin up; something that is attached to a wall …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 60pin — I. n. 1. Peg, bolt. 2. Straw (as something of no value), fig, button, rush, feather, farthing, brass farthing, trifle. II. v. a. 1. Fasten with a pin. 2. Fasten, fix, make fast. 3. Shut up, confine, pen, enclose …

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