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11put in one's twopenn'orth — ► add (or put in) one s twopenn orth informal contribute one s opinion. Main Entry: ↑twopenn orth …
12put down one's name — put down (or enter) one s (or someone s) name apply to enter an educational institution, course, competition, etc I put my name down for the course …
13put\ all\ one's\ eggs\ in\ one\ basket — v. phr. To place all your efforts, interests, or hopes in a single person or thing. Going steady in high school is putting all your eggs in one basket too soon. To buy stock in a single company is to put all your eggs in one basket. He has… …
14put through one's paces — {v. phr.}, {informal} To test the different abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a show of what one can do. * /He put his new car through its paces./ * /Many different problems put the new mayor through his paces in the first… …
15put through one's paces — {v. phr.}, {informal} To test the different abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a show of what one can do. * /He put his new car through its paces./ * /Many different problems put the new mayor through his paces in the first… …
16put\ through\ one's\ paces — v. phr. informal To test the different abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a show of what one can do. He put his new car through its paces. Many different problems put the new mayor through his paces in the first months of his… …
17put all one's eggs in one basket — place all one s efforts, interests or hopes in a single person or thing You should not put all your eggs in one basket and invest all of your money in the stock market …
18put up one's dukes — verb a) An invitation to, or the acceptance or encouragement of, a fistfight, where the dukes are the fists of one of the fighters and put up means to raise the fists. b) An invitation to, or the acceptance or encouragement of, a verbal or… …
19put in one's two cents — give one s opinion She always wants to put in her two cents when she has a chance …
20put in one's place — {v. phr.}, {informal} To criticize someone for impolite boldness; remind someone of low rank or position; reduce someone s unsuitable pride; deflate. * /The assistant was trying to take command when the professor put him in his place by saying,… …
