put somebody up to
1put somebody off somebody — 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 somebody doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived …
2put 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 …
3put somebody's nose out of joint — If you put someone s nose out of joint, you irritate them or make them angry with you …
4put somebody in — ˌput sbˈin derived to elect a political party to govern a country • Who will the voters put in this time? Main entry: ↑putderived …
5put somebody on — ˌput sb ˈon derived to give sb the telephone so that they can talk to the person at the other end • Hi, Dad can you put Nicky on? Main entry: ↑putderived …
6put somebody through to somebody/ … — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived …
7put somebody in mind of somebody — put sb in mind of sb/sth idiom (old fashioned) to make sb think of sb/sth; to remind sb of sb/sth Main entry: ↑mindidiom …
8put 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 …
9put somebody through their paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… …
10put somebody through its paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… …
