Phrase guide
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Sound
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verb
To discredit or ridicule; to deflate someone or something that is pompous or overly esteemed.
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verb
To make something certain; to nail down.
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verb
To postpone; to stop focusing or working on (something) until it can be finished at a later time.
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, pin, in.
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History
Metaphors that arise from various uses of pins, including popping a balloon, pinning in place, and marking with a pin (such as a map position) so that something can be found quickly later.
