poner mano en

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Verb

poner mano en (first-person singular present pongo mano en, first-person singular preterite puse mano en, past participle puesto mano en)

  1. (idiomatic) to see to
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Casi, casi estuvo a punto de engolfarse en La pícara Justina; pero Lantigua al fin puso mano en ello, permitiéndole sólo Guzmán de Alfarache. Desgraciadamente en el mismo tomo estaba La Celestina.
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