put a pin in
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To mark well; bear in mind.
verb
To postpone; to stop focusing or working on (something) until it can be finished at a later time.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, pin, in.
Example Sentences
- "Another has heard the Thomas orchestra play the overture, or remembers how well the orchestra under Mancinelli came out with the fine touches of the music, and this one puts a pin in the orchestra. The music critic, that microcosm of the tonal world, has heard all these things, and he puts a pin in every one of them and goes home and looks in the glass to find the halo due him for having performed a virtuous act ."
- "On the other hand, the lecture which puts a pin in professional egos and provokes opposition, may well turn out to carry the seed to future professional growth."
- "Let me put a pin in a few hierarchical myths: ○ Doctors are smarter/better/more important than nurses: nope, they just have more knowledge and experience in a particular area than you do."
- "I am no upholder of party cries at electioneering times, but nevertheless I would advise all our readers to put a pin in that lot."
- "The people who must save this old world, if it is ever saved, are those who are most interested in it and comprise 90 per cent of the population of earth — the working class. You can put a pin in this."
- "Land settlement, it appears to me, offers the only way. Every pound of butter, wool, or wheat raised in Australia increases our wealth. The vital thing for us to do is to pay our debts. It is the old fashioned way in which to retain our self respect and pre serve our honor and — put a pin in this spot — it pays."