Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Put on
Put on verb - To place on one's person.
Both terms in one sentence
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Monks in particular embody this trope since they lose almost all of their abilities if they put on anything heavier than a wool shirt.
Source: Armor Is Useless -
Put on a Bus: He was sent down to WWE's developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling, in 2000 to lose weight.
Source: Wrestling / The Big Show -
Put on a Bus: After Big Show lost at No Way Out which had his job on the line as a stipulationnote Cena's job was also on the line if he was the one to lose the match.
Source: Wrestling / John Laurinaitis
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Put on and Lose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lose/put_on
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Put on or Lose. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lose/put_on.
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