put horns on

English

Alternative forms

  • put the horns on

Etymology

Compare Russian наста́вить рога́ (nastávitʹ rogá).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cuckold, to be unfaithful to.

Translations

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