be put in a difficult
21put on a brave face — If you put on a brave face, or put a brave face on something, you behave confidently or cheerfully even though things are difficult. ( Brave front is also used.) …
22put 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 …
23put our heads together — put our/your/their heads together ► to work together with others to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation: »If we want to remain competitive, we d better put our heads together and come up with new ways of reaching our market. Main… …
24put our/your/their heads together — ► to work together with others to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation: »If we want to remain competitive, we d better put our heads together and come up with new ways of reaching our market. Main Entry: ↑head …
25put their heads together — put our/your/their heads together ► to work together with others to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation: »If we want to remain competitive, we d better put our heads together and come up with new ways of reaching our market. Main… …
26put your heads together — put our/your/their heads together ► to work together with others to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation: »If we want to remain competitive, we d better put our heads together and come up with new ways of reaching our market. Main… …
27put your/their heads together — put our/your/their heads together ► to work together with others to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation: »If we want to remain competitive, we d better put our heads together and come up with new ways of reaching our market. Main… …
28put someone through hoops — put (someone) through hoops go/jump through hoops to do a lot of difficult things before you are allowed to have or do something you want. She was put through far more hoops than a man would have been before the studio allowed her to direct her… …
29put through hoops — put (someone) through hoops go/jump through hoops to do a lot of difficult things before you are allowed to have or do something you want. She was put through far more hoops than a man would have been before the studio allowed her to direct her… …
30put someone through the mill — put (someone) through the mill to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to test them. They really put me through the mill in my interview …
