put a hurt on
English
Alternative forms
- put the hurt on
Verb
put a hurt on (third-person singular simple present puts a hurt on, present participle putting a hurt on, simple past and past participle put a hurt on)
- (informal) To impose significant difficulty on.
- Sanctions have failed to put a hurt on the adversary government.
Further reading
- “put the/a hurt on”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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