"put hair on someone's chest" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put hair on someone's chest.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts hair on someone's chest [present, singular, third-person], putting hair on someone's chest [participle, present], put hair on someone's chest [participle, past], put hair on someone's chest [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> hair on someone's chest}} put hair on someone's chest (third-person singular simple present puts hair on someone's chest, present participle putting hair on someone's chest, simple past and past participle put hair on someone's chest)
  1. (idiomatic) To make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine or mature. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: put hair on one's chest Related terms: chest hair

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