Taking action that advances a situation, or pushes something or someone forward.

Putting an unripe banana into a paper bag makes the banana ripen faster.

Conversely, messing up or taking a step backwards from a goal would be taking the banana out of the bag.
"Will just bought that girl a drink and took her to the dance floor. He's really putting the banana in the bag tonight."

"You're gonna skip the gym again tonight Berkelee? Really taking the banana out of the bag smh"

"This banana is green. I'm going to put the banana in the bag so I can eat it with breakfast tomorrow"
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Tenzi said I looked stupid because I'm probably only 1% black, however perhaps I can study that coesmetology.
Tenzi called me out when I was putting dooky braidz in your hair. Me, Kelsey Clingenpeel Saucedo LOL
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Put a Hamlet in your Drink

To poision someone. Probably mostly used as a Boomer joke
Bro 1: Yo bro pay attention that guy put a Hamlet in your drink
Bro 2: Sick man i hope its the good shit
Bro 1: yeet
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Put To A Sum

Taking all of the days events and adding them together to put the day under a category
Miles: how was your day bro?
Koda: Put to a sum, not all too great
by KodaFoxx June 28, 2016
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Put in the Work

“When a woman performs oral sex on a man, but she’s wearing make up. The idea is that over time, some of the make up comes off when it’s done.”
Guy 1: Dude, she just gave me the best blow job ever!
Guy 2: But did she put in the work?
by Glenn Quagmire69 November 09, 2020
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Put the brakes on

To try to stop somthing from happening with actions or words.
1: Hey what are you doing tonight?
2: Not a chance.
1: Why do you have to put the brakes on me?
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