Meaning of “put in/make an appearance” in the English Dictionary

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"put in/make an appearance" in American English

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put in/make an appearance

› to go to an event, but only for a short time because you do not really want to be there:

I felt like I had to put in an appearance at the staff party, but I only stayed for an hour.

(Definition of “put in/make an appearance” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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