put something before

put something before
to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else

The company had been accused of putting profits before safety.

Thesaurus: to value something or someonesynonym
Main entry: put

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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  • put something to rights — put/set/something to rights phrase to make something go back to its normal state again We’ll have to put the place to rights before they get back. Thesaurus: to make something bettersynonym Main entry: right * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • put before — ˈput be ˌfore [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they put before he/she/it puts before present participle putting before past tense put before …   Useful english dictionary

  • put before — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put before : present tense I/you/we/they put before he/she/it puts before present participle putting before past tense put before past participle put before put something before someone to formally offer an… …   English dictionary

  • put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • put the cart before the horse — To reverse the natural or sensible order of things • • • Main Entry: ↑cart put the cart before the horse see under ↑cart • • • Main Entry: ↑horse * * * put the cart before the horse phrase to do one thing before another thing that you should have …   Useful english dictionary

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