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2021-08-03 09:08
Strap on American British informal
To fasten or affix to someone or something for keeping safe
Firefighters strapped on safety harness carefully before rushing in the flame on the third floor.
Jane always straps the seatbelt on whenever he is on the car.
We intended to go trekking, and for that reason, we had to strap on a secure line.
To secure or tie someone or something down (to something).
1. To protrude or stand upright.
2. To attach something to a high point on a vertical surface so that it may be viewed or displayed.
3. To lift and keep something aloft.
4. To rob someone or something with a gun or other weapons.
1. To tie someone or something by something; to attach something onto someone or something.
2. To bother someone with something disagreeable or problematic.
If you say that you lash someone/something/oneself to something, you mean that you fasten he/she/it to something.
The verb "strap" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
