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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 down as something — ˌput sb ˈdown as sth derived to consider or judge sb to be a particular type of person • I d put them both down as retired teachers. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put somebody straight (about something) — put/set sb ˈstraight (about/on sth) idiom to correct sb s mistake; to make sure that sb knows the correct facts when they have had the wrong idea or impression Main entry: ↑straightidiom … Useful english dictionary
put somebody straight (on something) — put/set sb ˈstraight (about/on sth) idiom to correct sb s mistake; to make sure that sb knows the correct facts when they have had the wrong idea or impression Main entry: ↑straightidiom … Useful english dictionary
put somebody wise (to something) — put sb ˈwise (to sth) idiom (informal) to inform sb about sth Main entry: ↑wiseidiom … Useful english dictionary
put somebody in for something — ˌput yourself/sb/sth ˈin for sth derived to enter yourself/sb/sth for a competition 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 to the expense of something doing something — put sb to the expense of sth/of doing sth | put sb to a lot of, etc. expense idiom to make sb spend money on sth • Their visit put us to a lot of expense. Main entry: ↑expenseidiom … Useful english dictionary
put somebody to the expense of of doing something — put sb to the expense of sth/of doing sth | put sb to a lot of, etc. expense idiom to make sb spend money on sth • Their visit put us to a lot of expense. Main entry: ↑expenseidiom … Useful english dictionary
put the squeeze on somebody (to do something) — put the ˈsqueeze on sb (to do sth) idiom (informal) to put pressure on sb to act in a particular way; to make a situation difficult for sb • You come straight to me if she tries to put the squeeze on you. • Increased competition is really putting … Useful english dictionary
