put someone over
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put (someone) over (your) knee — old fashioned to punish a child by hitting them on the bottom. Her father threatened to put her over his knee if she missed school again … New idioms dictionary
put someone over the top — put (someone/something) over the top to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal. The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We re trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
put something over — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put one over on — (informal).See hoodwink. → put * * * put one over on (informal) 1. To gain an advantage over someone 2. To deceive someone • • • Main Entry: ↑over * * * … Useful english dictionary
put something over the top — put (someone/something) over the top to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal. The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We re trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
put someone before — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put someone above — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put someone on — (Slang) attempt to put something over a person, fool someone (example: I can t believe this story, you are putting me on ) … English contemporary dictionary
put one over on — informal deceive (someone) into accepting something false. → put … English new terms dictionary
put one over on — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dupe, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone s eyes; see deceive … English dictionary for students
