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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to put down”.
Verb
méttere giù (first-person singular present métto giù, first-person singular past historic mìsi giù, past participle mésso giù, auxiliary avére)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mettere, giù.
- Synonyms: posare, deporre
metti giù il soprabito!- put the overcoat down!
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to hang up (terminate a call)
- Synonyms: staccare, riagganciare, riattaccare, riappendere
2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 46:Ho fatto una risatina e ho detto: «Okay.» E a quel punto silenzio, ma non abbiamo messo giù.- I giggled and said, "Okay." And then the line was quiet but not dead.
- (literally, “I giggled and said, "Okay." And at that point, silence, but we did not hang up.”)