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101put to — verb To ask or pose a question Ill put it to the committee and see what they say. See Also: put in, put to the test …
102Put Swaption — An option on an interest rate swap that gives the option buyer the right to pay a fixed rate of interest, and receive a floating rate of interest from the option seller / swap counterparty. The buyer of a put swaption expects interest rates to… …
103put forward — PHRASAL VERB If you put forward a plan, proposal, or name, you suggest that it should be considered for a particular purpose or job. [V P n (not pron)] He has put forward new peace proposals... [V n P for n] I rang the Colonel and asked him to… …
104put down — 1. to kill Normally of old, diseased, or unwanted domestic pets: ... an old smelly Border terrier which Uncle Matthew had put down. (N. Mitford, 1945) Less often of murdering people: I am going to be forced to put down the first… …
105put-down — noun (countable usually singular) something you say that is intended to make someone feel stupid or unimportant; snub 2: Some feminists see the put downs girls experience as the means by which men control women. see also: put down put …
106put-down — noun (countable usually singular) something you say that is intended to make someone feel stupid or unimportant; snub 2: Some feminists see the put downs girls experience as the means by which men control women. see also: put down put …
107put someone to bed with a shovel — tv. o bury someone; to kill and bury someone. (See also put to bed with a shovel.) □ Shut up! You want me to put you to bed with a shovel? □ The leader of the gang was getting sort of tired and old, so one of the younger thugs put him to bed with …
108put out of the way — phrasal 1. : kill I 1a hired a gunman to put his competitor out of the way 2. also put out of one s way Brit …
109put something by — another way of saying put something aside (sense 1 above) * * * ˌput sthˈby derived (especially BrE) (also ˌput sthaˈside) to save money for a particular purpose • I m putting by part of my wages every week to buy …
110put one over — verb a) To succeed in a deception. The salesman tried to put one over on me. b) To fool, trick or deceive. See Also: put on …
