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paper
verb
▶ paper the house
to give away free tickets to an event in order to secure a large audience UK, 1859- Bernstein papered the house with business associates. — Gail Sheehy, Passages, p. 282, 1976
- — Joe McKennon, Circus Lingo, p. 68, 1980
- Vince papered the house with the American servicemen, so the reaction is very much American. — Herb’s Wrestling Tidbits, 21 May 1992
- We paper the house to assure against empty seats. The idea, keep a buzz going. — Elmore Leonard, Be Cool, p. 252, 1999
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