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put your shirt on something (British & Australian)

to risk all your money on something because you are sure you will win I put my shirt on the last race and lost everything. (British, American & Australian)

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CAPTION(S): DON'T PUT SHIRT ON ME STAYING Sol and Ian McParland Sol could join Becks in US retirement home; RESULT! by The Mirror (London, England) THEKOPSWAYS Put shirt on this THE idea of Chelsea being interested in Fernando is reasonable enough but there is no way in hell the Liverpool are considering cashing in. VIEW FROM THE FORUMS; Supporters' online look at the transfer market by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) CAPTION(S): PUT SHIRT ON ME Murray set up a clash with Gasquet GASQUET NEXT FOR MURRAY by The Mirror (London, England)			put one foot in front of the other put one in place put one off stride put one on guard put one on honor put one through paces put oneself out put out a warrant put out feelers put out of put out of mind put out of misery put out of the way put out to pasture put over knee put over the top put own house in order put paid to put pen to paper put people or things together put people's heads together put plainly put pressure on put right put roots down put shirt on put shoulder to the wheel put some creature out of its misery put some distance between put some teeth into put teeth into Put that in your pipe and smoke it! put the arm on put the bite on put the blame on put the boot in put the brakes on put the cart before the horse put the cat among the pigeons put the chill on put the clamps on put the clock back put the fear of God in put the fear of God into put the feed bag on put the finger on Put the flags out! put the frighteners on put the heat on put the kibosh on put the knife in			put people or things together put people's heads together put plainly put pressure on put pressure on Put Prevention Into Practice Put price Put Prices Put provision Put Provisions put questions to Put ratio backspread Put Ratio Backspreads put right put right put right put right put right put right put roots down put seal put seal put seal put seal put seal put seal on put seal on put seal on put seal on put seal on put shirt on put shoulder to the wheel put shoulder to the wheel put shoulder to the wheel put shoulder to the wheel put shoulder to the wheel put side by side put some creature out of its misery put some distance between put some sweet lines on put some sweet lines on someone put some teeth into put someone behind bars put someone behind the eight ball put someone in put someone in a bad mood put someone in harm's way put someone in the hole put someone in the picture put someone into the doghouse put someone into the doldrums put someone into the gutter put someone on a diet put someone on a pedestal put someone or some creature out in the cold put someone or something at loose ends put someone or something before someone or something put someone or something into the middle of nowhere put someone or something on track

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