by Pepper_mint_ October 18, 2023
Get the Put in checkmug. (Idiom) Take the simple solution to a problem instead of over-complicating it.
Origin:
The phrase comes from an anecdote about a dog that kept stealing bread left on the kitchen counter. The owner tried punishing the dog, which worked if they were home, but the problem continued whenever the dog was unsupervised. When they asked for advice, someone simply said, “Can you put the bread in the cupboard?” Sometimes the easiest fix is the most effective one.
Usage:
If a simple action will prevent an unnecessary problem, and doesn’t inconvenience you, then just “put the bread in the cupboard.”
Completely unrelated to "put the fries in the bag."
Origin:
The phrase comes from an anecdote about a dog that kept stealing bread left on the kitchen counter. The owner tried punishing the dog, which worked if they were home, but the problem continued whenever the dog was unsupervised. When they asked for advice, someone simply said, “Can you put the bread in the cupboard?” Sometimes the easiest fix is the most effective one.
Usage:
If a simple action will prevent an unnecessary problem, and doesn’t inconvenience you, then just “put the bread in the cupboard.”
Completely unrelated to "put the fries in the bag."
"I was totally overthinking which flavor of coffee creamer to buy. All I needed to do was put the bread in the cupboard and get both. I had a buy-one-get-one coupon, anyway."
"Your roommate situation does sound annoying, but sometimes you just have to put the bread in the cupboard. Have you tried carrying your toiletries to and from the bathroom instead of leaving them in the shower? Maybe then they'll stop using your shampoo."
"Your roommate situation does sound annoying, but sometimes you just have to put the bread in the cupboard. Have you tried carrying your toiletries to and from the bathroom instead of leaving them in the shower? Maybe then they'll stop using your shampoo."
by crumbsalad November 19, 2025
Get the Put the bread in the cupboardmug. Doing things out of order - prioritizing the wrong aspect of a project or equation. A variation of “putting the cart before the horse”.
Max was really putting the cult before the compound when he bought a new suit to wear at my wedding before I even invited him.
Jimmy really put the cult before the compound when he bought a German Shepard with huge balls that pisses inside before he bought a house with a yard.
Jimmy really put the cult before the compound when he bought a German Shepard with huge balls that pisses inside before he bought a house with a yard.
by Max Pop December 3, 2023
Get the Putting the Cult before the compoundmug. by Conner Grant February 7, 2018
Get the Put the Bible in the drawermug. A point in the evening where the leased midget prostitute services all of the men at a sports-related party and the party is then officially over.
by Meethane May 2, 2015
Get the put the boys to bedmug. by June 9, 2024
Get the woman's cat! Put it in amug. Friend 1: Are you going to put house this weekend for Halloween?
Friend 2: Nah my parents don’t let me throw parties at our house.
Friend 2: Nah my parents don’t let me throw parties at our house.
by sugar momma pj March 6, 2024
Get the put housemug.