10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT WISE»
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1
The Films of Robert
Wise
... Val Lewton, who at that time was a writer—producer at MGM. Lewton, however,
was not part of the final deal. Robson and Wise decided at the last minute to
include Theron Warth instead. Simply put, Wise and Robson changed their minds
.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Slang; early 1900s] Also see put wise. wish ➧ In addition to the idiom beginning
with wish, also see if wishes were horses. wishful thinking Interpreting matters as
one would like them to be, as opposed to what they really are. For example ...
3
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
... seem to have got wise to that and are, unsurprisingly, keen for you to pay a 10p
Charge. — The Guardian, 15th February 2001 » put wise; put wise to to make
someone aware of something; to warn someone about something us, 7973 ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
4
Western Canadian Dictionary and Phrase Book
He may then say that he has got wise or has been put wise. in which latter case
he may have got wise by experlence or been put wise by a frlendly counsellor.
Wise guy, a common term used in reference to the individual who credits himself
...
5
C. K. Ogden and Linguistics
Get busy ', for example, is not yet ' correct ' English ; we have to say ' begin ' or '
commence': 'put wise' is still slang; in polite society we say ' inform '. Naturally the
question arose in his mind: Who or what is responsible for these new ...
Charles Kay Ogden, Ivor Armstrong Richards, Bertrand Russell, 1994
6
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Gavin Casey, It's Easier Downhill, 1945. put wise. See wise to. put years on me,
you (or he or it puts...) A c.p. of disparagement: late C.19-20. put you where the
rooks won't shit on you, I'll. A joc. c.p. for 'I'll kill you' (humorous threat): army:
since ...
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
failby telling others thathe/she is succeeding: I'd have won ifyou hadn't putthe
mouth onmeatthe wrong moment Longman. put wise esp.Am.col. inform correctly:
the other peopleput me wise Longman. put one's wits against sb. Br. try to defeat
...
8
Wise-Minded Parenting: 7 Essentials for Raising Successful ...
Simply put, wise-minded parenting is what happens when you balance both
sides of your mental equation: rational thought and emotion. You become wise-
minded when you combine the power of thinking with a keen understanding of
your ...
Laura S Kastner Ph.D., Kristen A Russell, 2013
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
... erudite; well-read, well—versed, well-informed, let— tered, scholarly. 4
knowing, shrewd, percep— tive, understanding. 5 a see FOXY 1, ALERT adj. 1. b
aware, knowledgeable, informed. 0 v. 1 get wise. 2 put wise. 5 wise guy wise—
acre ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
get/put wise to sth give away demonstration, but the authorities somehow got
wind of it and brought in the police. □ What did Soames want now ? Had he got
wind of Paris ? □ 7 thought I was going to get on first rate. But one day, all of a ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUT WISE»
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Throwback: Dewayne Wise's Amazing Catch Saves Mark Buehrle's …
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who made the decision to put Wise in for the ninth inning, said "We keep him for a reason, I wanted to have more range in the ... «The Post Game, Jul 15»
Mothballed NASA telescope may get new life as asteroid hunter
NASA then put WISE to work on another mission looking for asteroids and comets in the solar system. Of particular interest were objects in orbits that pass ... «Reuters, Jul 13»
