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put in pledge

idiom
Meaning

To pawn; to give as a guarantee.


Examples
SIMPLE

He had to put his watch in pledge to pay the bill.

CONTEXTUAL

Faced with an urgent debt, she decided to put her grandmother's ring in pledge at the local shop.

COMPLEX

Desperate for capital to save his failing estate, the nobleman chose to put his family heirlooms in pledge rather than sell them outright.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    not to put too fine a point on it

    Used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement one is making; to put it bluntly; to express it in plain terms.

  2. 02

    put a band-aid on a bullet wound

    To inadequately treat a serious situation.

  3. 03

    put a blanket over

    Make (something) seem less serious.

  4. 04

    put a bug in someone's ear

    To make a small suggestion or give a hint that causes the listener to act.

  5. 05

    put a damper on

    To stop people from enjoying an activity.

  6. 06

    put a foot wrong

    To make a mistake.

  7. 07

    put a gun to someone's head

    To compel someone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.

  8. 08

    put a hat on a hat

    To do something unnecessary, to go over the top

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