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Phrase(s): plant something in something
1. Lit. to set out a plant in something; to sow seeds in something. • Are you going to plant tomatoes in these pots? • What have you planted in the garden? 2. Fig. to put an idea in someone’s brain, head, or thinking. • Who planted that silly idea in your head? • I want to plant this concept in her thinking. 3. Fig. Inf. to conceal something in something. • The crook planted the money in the back of the refrigerator. • What did the cops plant in your pockets?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs