to put on a show
31put one through one's paces — {v. phr.} To train and discipline someone; test one s abilities. * /The new recruits were certainly put through their paces by the drill sergeant./ …
32put\ in\ one's\ way — • put in the way of • put in one s way v. phr. To set before (someone); give to (someone); show the way to; help toward. After Joe graduated, the coach put him in the way of a good job. The librarian put me in the way of a lot of new material on… …
33put\ in\ the\ way\ of — • put in the way of • put in one s way v. phr. To set before (someone); give to (someone); show the way to; help toward. After Joe graduated, the coach put him in the way of a good job. The librarian put me in the way of a lot of new material on… …
34put on — [v1] pretend act, affect, assume, bluff, confound, confuse, counterfeit, deceive, don, fake, feign, make believe, masquerade, playact, pose, pull, put on a front, put on an act, sham, simulate, strike, take on, trick; concept 59 Ant. be truthful… …
35put someone's back up — To show or arouse resentment, irritation or anger ● back * * * get/put/someone’s back up british informal phrase to annoy someone Don’t ask him about it any more or you’ll get his back up. Thesaurus: to make someone angry …
36put on a brave face — put on a brave ˈface | put a brave ˈface on sth idiom to pretend that you feel confident and happy when you do not • I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I wasn t worried. • She put a brave face on her illness. Main entry:… …
37show up — {v.} 1. To make known the real truth about (someone). * /The man said he was a mind reader, but he was shown up as a fake./ 2. To come or bring out; become or make easy to see. * /The detective put a chemical on the paper, and the fingertips… …
38show up — {v.} 1. To make known the real truth about (someone). * /The man said he was a mind reader, but he was shown up as a fake./ 2. To come or bring out; become or make easy to see. * /The detective put a chemical on the paper, and the fingertips… …
39put somebody to the test — put sb/sth to the ˈtest idiom to put sb/sth in a situation which will show what their or its true qualities are • His theories have never really been put to the test. Main entry: ↑testidiom …
40put down a marker — put/lay/set down a/your marker (for sth) ► to show clearly what your opinion or position about something is, and how you plan to act in the future: »By entering into this partnership, the company has put down a clear marker for the future. »Now… …
