Book
Put down
Put down verb - To put (someone or something) on a list.
Usage example: put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip
Both terms in one sentence
- When these words were relayed to him, Watts nodded, put down his book, and left his hotel room, saying nothing.
Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Music -
They're dangerous enough for Basilard to put down his dirty book and get serious.
Source: Literature / A Mage's Power -
Also potentially referenced in the first book by Katniss recalling a tribute that actually had to be put down by the gamemasters because he became psychotic during the games.
Source: Literature / The Hunger Games
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