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Definition

Alternative form of pick up what someone is putting down.

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In Context

  • "“I have seen it before. I'll get the carriage ready and meet you two at the paddock,” says Wilson. ... “There were a lot of British sailors on the Hougoumont and you know how sailor's talk. ... You smell what I'm stepping in?"
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Related Idioms

p

pick up what someone is putting down

To understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or do…

 k

knock someone down with a feather

Alternative form of knock someone over with a feather.

 a

as if someone owns the place

Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

 g

get underneath someone's skin

Alternative form of get under someone's skin.

 p

pee on someone's cornflakes

Alternative form of piss in someone's cornflakes.

 w

wait on someone hand, foot and finger

Alternative form of wait on hand and foot.
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