Putting
101I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket — is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1936 film Follow the Fleet , where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.Notable recordings*Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958) *Ella Fitzgerald… …
102off-putting — off puttingly, adv. /awf poot ing, of /, adj. provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable. [1820 30; OFF + PUTTING, after v. phrase put off] * * * …
103shot-putting — noun The act of competing in the track and field event of putting the shot, attempting to throw a heavy metal ball for maximum distance using a pushing motion (rather than a bent arm throw) due to the balls great weight …
104off-putting — adjective Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off. His habit of picking his nose is quite off putting …
105Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again — Cracked : Putting Broken Lives Together Again (ISBN 0 06 009655 1) is Dr. Drew Pinsky s account based on the lives of addicted patients seen for drug rehabilitation at Las Encinas Medical Center in Southern California. Dr. Drew, the host of… …
106off-putting — 1570s, procrastinating, from OFF (Cf. off) (adv.) + PUT (Cf. put) (v.). Meaning creating an unfavorable impression is first recorded 1894 …
107off-putting — off′ put ting adj. cvb provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance: off putting remarks[/ex] • Etymology: 1890–95 …
108off-putting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasant or disconcerting …
109shot-putting — shot put ► NOUN ▪ an athletic contest in which a very heavy round ball is thrown as far as possible. DERIVATIVES shot putter noun shot putting noun …
110off-putting — [ôf′poot΄iŋ] adj. Chiefly Brit. tending to put one off; distracting, annoying, etc …