- put in at/into
- (of a ship) enter (a port or harbor)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
put in at/into
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put your back into — to work very hard at (something) : to put a lot of effort into (something) If you want to get that floor clean you ll have to put your back into it. You ll really have to put your back into this project if you want it to succeed. • • • Main Entr … Useful english dictionary
put your heart into it — try hard, do your best, give it your best shot If you hope to succeed in life, you have to put your heart into it … English idioms
put words in/into someone's mouth — see ↑word, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth put words in/into someone s mouth : to suggest that someone said or meant something that he or she did not say or mean Don t put words in my mouth. I wasn t defending his actions, despite what you may think.… … Useful english dictionary
put a quart into a pint pot — put a quart into a pint ˈpot idiom (BrE) to put sth into a space that is too small for it • Writing a history of the world in a single volume is like putting a quart into a pint pot. Main entry: ↑quartidiom … Useful english dictionary
put/bring sth into effect — ► to start using something or making it work: »The aim is to develop new management strategies and put them into effect. Main Entry: ↑effect … Financial and business terms
put (your) back into (something) — to use a lot of physical effort to try to do something. You could dig this plot in an afternoon if you put your back into it … New idioms dictionary
put more green into something — (USA) To put more green into something is to spend more or to increase investment in it … The small dictionary of idiomes
put your back into something — british informal phrase to do something, especially physical work, with a lot of effort Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: back * * * put your ˈback into sth idiom to use a lot of effort and energy … Useful english dictionary
put your heart into something — phrase to do something with a lot of effort Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: heart … Useful english dictionary
put sth in/into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… … Financial and business terms
put a quart into a pint pot — get/put a quart into a pint pot British to try to put too much of something into a small space. I m trying to get this huge pile of clothes crammed into these two drawers. Talk about trying to get a quart into a pint pot! … New idioms dictionary
