Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Wish
Wish verb - To offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He learns from it that it's not about the wish - it's about the effort you are willing to put into the wish.
Source: Thousand Origami Cranes - Or as a comedian put it: "I wish I was Batman; not so much the fighting crime, I just wish I was rich and my parents were dead."
Source: Escapist Character -
However, if the third wish isn't used to put them back in the bottle, they'll go on a rampage instead.
Source: Jackass Genie
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