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put (someone) up to to persuade (someone) to do (something foolish, mischievous, or unlawful).
put (something) past to consider (some behavior) to be beyond what some person or group would do; to not be surprised if a particular person or group did a certain thing (used in the negative only and typically with "would not").
put all one's eggs in one basket to risk all one has on a single undertaking.
put an end to to stop; eliminate.
put aside to save for a future time.
put away to return (something) to the place where it usually stays or where it can't be seen. [4 definitions]
put back to return (something) to a place. [4 definitions]
put down to put (an object that you are holding) onto a surface. [4 definitions]
put forward to propose; posit.
put in to spend (an amount of time) working or trying accomplish something. [7 definitions]
put off to delay (some action) until a later time. [3 definitions]
put on to put (clothes or accessories) on one's body. [10 definitions]
put (someone) on a pedestal to elevate in regard or esteem; idealize.
put on the map make famous or celebrated (used esp. of obscure places that gain sudden fame by association with a celebrated person or event).
put on weight to add to one's body weight.
put one through one's paces to cause one to demonstrate skill or ability.
put one's foot in one's mouth to say something regrettable, sometimes revealing one's own or another's secret by accident or revealing an opinion or assumption that should not have been stated openly.
put one's head on the chopping block to take, or be subject to, a great risk, as of being severely criticized or fired.
put one's nose to the grindstone to start or diligently pursue some hard or tedious work, esp. in a spirit of resignation.
put out to stop the burning of (something). [11 definitions]