put somebody on

put somebody on
ˌput sb ˈon derived
to give sb the telephone so that they can talk to the person at the other end

Hi, Dad— can you put Nicky on?

Main entry:putderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

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  • put somebody off somebody — ˌput sb ˈoff sth/sb derived to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb • He was put off science by bad teaching. • put somebody off somebody doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • put somebody off something — ˌput sb ˈoff sth/sb derived to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb • He was put off science by bad teaching. • put somebody off something doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • put somebody's nose out of joint — If you put someone s nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • put somebody in — ˌput sbˈin derived to elect a political party to govern a country • Who will the voters put in this time? Main entry: ↑putderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • put somebody through to somebody/ … — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • put somebody in mind of somebody — put sb in mind of sb/sth idiom (old fashioned) to make sb think of sb/sth; to remind sb of sb/sth Main entry: ↑mindidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • put somebody down for something — ˌput sb ˈdown for sth derived to put sb s name on a list, etc. for sth • Put me down for three tickets for Saturday. • They ve put their son down for the local school. Main entry: ↑putderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • put somebody through their paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… …   Useful english dictionary

  • put somebody through its paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… …   Useful english dictionary

  • put somebody to rights — put/set sb/sth to ˈrights idiom to correct sb/sth; to put things in their right places or right order • It took me ages to put things to rights after the workmen had left. Main entry: ↑rightidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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