put in an appearance

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put in an appearance (at something)

to appear briefly at some place or at some event. I only wanted to put in an appearance at the reception, but I ended up staying for two hours. Do we have to stay a long time, or can we just put in an appearance?

See also: appearance, put

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I must put in an appearance there," said the prince. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context One morning, the Swift One not having put in an appearance, Lop-Ear and I were down at the mouth of the slough playing on the logs. Before Adam by London, Jack View in context You never put in an appearance anywhere, and I haven't seen you ever since Anna has been ill. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context			put foot down put foot in it put foot in mouth put foot to the floor put forth put forward put hair on chest put hair up put hand in pocket put hand on heart put hand to the plow put hand up put hands on put head above the parapet put head on the block put heads together put heart and soul into put heart into put house in order put ideas into head put in a good word put in a good word for put in a hard day at work put in a hole put in a nutshell put in an appearance put in an awkward position put in head put in in two penn'orth put in jeopardy put in layaway put in mind of put in mothballs put in motion put in order put in place put in print put in quotes put in service put in some place put in the picture put in the shade put in the way of put in touch with put into effect put into order put into power put into practice put into service put it on the line put lead in pencil			put house in order put house in order put house in order put house in order put house in order put house in order Put i Putevoe Khoziaistvo put ideas into head put ideas into head put ideas into head put ideas into head put ideas into head put in put in put in put in put in put in a bad light put in a cell put in a claim for put in a conspicuous place put in a good word put in a good word for put in a hard day at work put in a hard day's work put in a hole put in a nutshell put in accord put in action put in an affidavit put in an appearance put in an awkward position put in another person's shoes put in another person's shoes put in another person's shoes put in array put in bodily fear put in care of put in charge put in commission put in concealment put in condition put in custody put in danger put in durance put in duress put in execution put in fear put in for put in force put in good condition Put In Ground put in hazard put in head put in her place put in her place put in her place put in her place put in his place put in his place put in his place

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