put a hurt on

English

Alternative forms

• put the hurt on

Verb

put a hurt on (third-person singular simple present puts a hurt on, present participle putting a hurt on, simple past and past participle put a hurt on)

1. (informal) To impose significant difficulty on.

   Sanctions have failed to put a hurt on the adversary government.

Further reading

• “put the/a hurt on”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.