to put smth
1put smth in a nutshell — • the long and the short of it • to cut a long story short • to put smth in a nutshell (from Idioms in Speech) the general result or effect; all that need be said; the upshot (in the fewest words possible, in short, in brief); the substance of… …
2put smth past smb — be surprised by what someone does I wouldn t put it past him to try and sell the main part of the company and leave the rest …
3put smth past smb negative — be surprised by what someone does I wouldn t put it past him to try and sell the main part of the company and leave the rest …
4put over on — • put (smth) over on smb fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn t come to work …
5not to put smth past smb — be surprised by what someone does I wouldn t put it past him to try and sell the main part of the company and leave the rest …
6not to put smth past smb negative — be surprised by what someone does I wouldn t put it past him to try and sell the main part of the company and leave the rest …
7put\ up — v 1a. To make and pack (especially a lunch or medicine); get ready; prepare. Every morning Mother puts up lunches for the three children. The druggist put up the medicine that the doctor had prescribed. Compare: make up(1) . 1b. To put food into… …
8put\ a\ stop\ to — • put an end to • put a stop to v. phr. 1. To make (smth) end; stop; end. The farmer built an electric fence around his field to put an end to trespassing. The principal said that running in the halls was dangerous, and told the teachers to put a …
9put\ an\ end\ to — • put an end to • put a stop to v. phr. 1. To make (smth) end; stop; end. The farmer built an electric fence around his field to put an end to trespassing. The principal said that running in the halls was dangerous, and told the teachers to put a …
10put in for — (smth) apply for something I put in for a transfer to another department of our company but it was refused …
