| Feeling slightly humiliated, Anna folded her arms, sat back in her chair and pouted, making no effort to disguise her anger toward his put-down. |
| When the policy is released, it should be exposed in detail, rather it being automatically put-down by some know-all columnist. |
| Surgeons had become so pleased with themselves that being addressed as Mr ceased to be a put-down and became a badge of honour and distinction. |
| In almost anyone else's mouth those words would have been a put-down remark of a not very agreeable kind. |
| The broadstroke put-down of dissenters and the accompanying lop-sided press coverage is a stalwart debating tactic. |
| The ultimate put-down comes when the college porter outsmarts George in logical debate. |
