put the arm on it

To put the arm on something is to steal it.

A "nice sweater , where'd you get it ?"
B " Saw it in Macy's and put the arm on it."

by jay-mon September 17, 2019

You can’t put a hat on a mouse and call it Abraham Lincoln.

A saying used when you’re trying to disguise one thing as another, and it’s blatantly incomparable.

Bob: I bought the same suit as Brad Pitt so I can look like him!
Tom: Bob, you can’t put a hat on a mouse and call it Abraham Lincoln.

by Beigepuppy01 June 14, 2025

stroke it, poke it, put it in the hole

A very inappropriate softball cheer. Used by coaches to get their teams ready to hit... what we dont know

When the team came in from playing defense, the coach has the team cheer "Stroke it, poke it, put it in the hole" to get them fired up to hit

by daflashers June 25, 2017

Putting thumbs where they don't need to be

Idiom used when someone is being/making something disorderly or to describe someone as loving gossip

1: Person 1: You really need to stop putting thumbs where they don't need to be.

Person 2: I'll put it all back when I'm done, I promise.

2: They keep putting their thumbs where they don't need to be.

by Imaginary_Fiend March 24, 2024

Put on my big girl thong

Face up to what you need to do.
Synonymous with “adulting”.

I can’t sit here worrying about it anymore, it is time to put on my big girl thong and get this over with.

by Dumping Zone March 18, 2022

Put it

to put it (verb phrase) /ˈpʊt ɪt/

To establish a kicking presence without any objective.

We totally "put it" at the club last night -

Man, that pizza was "put"!

by Pillo Rulerston March 3, 2025

Put away the popcorn

Meaning there is not going to be a fight, argument or conflict - opposite to the expression "Get the popcorn" said by hopeful onlookers when watching a conflict develop between other people.

Put away the popcorn they settled the conflict.

by @#& April 19, 2023