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put oneself acrossTo explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.Rate it:

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put oneself in someone's shoesTo try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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put out a fireUsed other than as an idiom: put out a fire.Rate it:

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put out a fireTo address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person.Rate it:

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put out feelersTo explore or watch for; ask around; investigate.Rate it:

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put out of one's miseryTo submit (a person or animal) to euthanasia.Rate it:

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put out to pastureTo discontinue something.Rate it:

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put out to pastureTo make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.Rate it:

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put overto state, or explain a concept in a clear, understandable manner.Rate it:

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put paid toTo stop something once and for all.Rate it:

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put paid toTo mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".Rate it:

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put pastTo conclude that would not do something.Rate it:

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put someone down asTo assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put someone in his placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.Rate it:

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put someone in mind ofTo remind someone of; to inspire a mental image or awareness of; to cause thoughts concerning.Rate it:

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put someone in their placeTo remind someone of his position.Rate it:

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put someone in their placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.Rate it:

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put someone underTo anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.Rate it:

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put someone's back upTo annoy someone deliberately.Rate it:

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put someone's lights outTo cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.Rate it:

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put something behind oneTo recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.Rate it:

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put sth on the mapmake sth famousRate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke itUsed after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.Rate it:

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put the bee onTo beg; to borrow money from.Rate it:

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put the boot inTo kick a fallen opponent.Rate it:

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put the boot inTo kick someone when they are down.Rate it:

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put the bottom rail on topTo reverse a hierarchy.Rate it:

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put the brakes onTo stop or to slow it down.Rate it:

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Put the Cart before the HorseTo carry out something in reverse order, to do opposite of somethingRate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsProfessor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.Rate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsIf you set the cat among the pigeons, you will cause a flutter in the dovecote.Rate it:

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put the cat among the pigeonsTo cause alarm.Rate it:

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put the clock forwardTo change the time in a time zone to a later time.Rate it:

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put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to obey through fear in other contexts; to terrify into submission.Rate it:

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put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely.Rate it:

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put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.Rate it:

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put the feedbag onTo dine; to eat.Rate it:

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put the hammer downTo drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.Rate it:

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put the kibosh onTo halt, stop, or squelch.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalTo exert maximum effort.Rate it:

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put the pedal to the metalThe literal meaning is to press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; see our other entry for the figurative meaning this phrase has also come to meanRate it:

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put the plug in the jugTo cease drinking alcohol; to become teetotal.Rate it:

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put the same shoe on every footTo attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.Rate it:

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put the wind upTo frighten or disturb.Rate it:

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put this one to bedWorking unceasingly on a challenge or problem. Spending oodles of time and money on a particular project.Rate it:

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put throughTo connect (a telephone caller with intended callee).Rate it:

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put throughto cause to endureRate it:

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put throughTo pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.Rate it:

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put through its pacesTo test completely; to exercise the full range of abilities or functions.Rate it:

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