| 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. |
| put back |
to return something to a place. |
| put down |
to put an object that you are holding onto a surface. |
| put forward |
to propose; posit. |
| put in |
to spend (an amount of time) working or trying accomplish something. [7 definitions] |
| put off |
to delay. |
| put on |
to put something on your body. |
| 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 show 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. |