put on the brakes in English

Forms: puts on the brakes [present, singular, third-person], putting on the brakes [participle, present], put on the brakes [participle, past], put on the brakes [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> on the brakes|head=put on the brakes}} put on the brakes (third-person singular simple present puts on the brakes, present participle putting on the brakes, simple past and past participle put on the brakes)

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    {
      "form": "puts on the brakes",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "past"
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    },
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"put on the brakes" meaning in English

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