tied one on
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In fact, the first time I tied one on I had serious doubts about its ability to catch tarpon.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The six servants and the mandarin filled all Marmaduke's seven pockets with the packs of fire-crackers, and tied one on Wienerwurst's tail.
From Half-Past Seven Stories by Anderson, Robert Gordon
He tied one on Venning's back and one on his own.
From In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa by Glanville, Ernest
Jane gave Pen a kitchen apron and tied one on herself while she nodded.
From Still Jim by Morrow, Honoré