Commonly used english part 70 ppt

Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 691 put one`s foot in one`s mouth - to say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation He put his foot in his mouth when he told his girlfriend about the surprise party. put one's head on the block for (someone or something) - to take great risks for someone or something Our supervisor was always willing to put his head on the block for any member of the staff. put one's mind to (something) - to give one's complete attention to something The boy can do anything if he puts his mind to it. put one's money where one's mouth is - to stop talking and do something I want the man to put his money where his mouth is and begin to do more than talk about things. put one's nose to the grindstone - to keep busy doing one's work I put my nose to the grindstone and worked all weekend on my history essay. put one`s own house in order - to organize one`s own private affairs Our boss should put his own house in order before he tells others what to do. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 692 put one's shoulder to the wheel - to get busy and start working I put my shoulder to the wheel and tried to finish my work so I could go home early. put one's thinking cap on - to start thinking in a serious manner I put my thinking cap on and tried to think of a name for the student newspaper. put one's two cents (worth) in - to add one's comments to (something) I tried to put my two cents in at the meeting but nobody would listen to me. put oneself in (someone) else's place - to allow oneself to see or experience something from someone else's point of view It was difficult to put myself in the woman's place after she had lost her only child. put our/your heads together - to confer about something, to discuss something We put our heads together to think of a new name for the football team. put out a fire/a light - to make a flame or light stop burning, to extinguish a flame/fire The police were able to put out the fire before the fire department arrived. put out about (something) - to be inconvenienced or irritated about something My friend was put out that her sister did not call her when she was in town. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 693 put out (some) feelers - to attempt to find out something without being too obvious about it I put out some feelers to see if it would be easy to find another job. put out (something) - to produce/make something The company decided to put out a newsletter for the employees. The band will put out another record soon. put some teeth into (something) - to increase the power of something The government plans to put some teeth into the new laws against property crime. put (someone or something) at (someone's) disposal - to make someone or something available to someone I put myself at my friend's disposal when he visited me last summer. put (someone) away - to put someone in a mental institution/hospital The man was doing much damage to himself and had to be put away in a mental institution. put (someone) down as (something bad) - to judge that someone is bad or undesirable in some way The store clerk immediately put the young man down as someone who may steal something in the store. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 694 put (someone) down for (something) - to put someone's name on a list of people who volunteer to do something/give money for something/wait for something The salesman put me down for one of the new cars that will soon arrive at the car dealership. put (someone) in his or her place - to scold someone for rude or bad behavior, to rebuke someone Our teacher was very angry and put the student in his place for his rude remark. put (someone) in the picture - to tell someone what the situation is The supervisor has finally decided to put me in the picture about the new policy at work. put (someone) off - to make someone feel uneasy, to avoid responding to someone He put me off with his complaints about our company. put (someone) on - to fool or joke with someone, to tease someone I think that my friend is putting me on. I do not believe that he will move to Italy. put (someone) on a pedestal - to respect/admire/worship a person My father used to put my mother on a pedestal when I was young. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 695 put (someone) on hold - to leave someone waiting during a telephone call I phoned the bank and the receptionist put me on hold. put (someone) on the spot - to ask someone embarrassing questions The teacher put me on the spot with her questions during the class. put (someone) out - to inconvenience/bother someone I do not want to put my aunt out so I plan to stay in a hotel when I visit her. put (someone or something) out of one`s head/mind - to try not to think about someone or something My friend has been trying to put his girlfriend out of his mind since they stopped seeing each other. put (someone or something) out to pasture - to retire someone or something We finally decided to put the old horse out to pasture and stop riding him. put (someone) through the wringer - to cause a lot of stress for someone The man put his wife through the wringer during their long divorce. put (someone) to bed - to help/make someone (often a child) go to bed We put our child to bed early last night. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 696 put (someone) to shame - to be much better than someone else, to embarrass someone The school project of my neighbor's child put our child to shame. put (someone or something) to sleep - to cause someone to sleep/die through drugs or anesthesia The doctor put the woman to sleep before the operation began. put (someone or something) to the test - to see what someone or something can achieve or do I put my boss to the test when I asked him to replace our sales manager at work. put (someone) up - to provide lodging for someone I always put my friend up when he comes to visit. put (someone) up to (something) - to persuade or cause someone to do something The boy's friend put him up to cheat on the examination. put (something) down in black and white - to write something on paper, to write the details of something down on paper, to write down the terms of an agreement/contract I had to put my proposal down in black and white. put (something) down to (something) - to explain something as being caused by something else The police put the accident down to the bad road conditions at the time. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 697 put (something) forward - to state or advance an idea I put my new plan forward at the meeting to see if anyone was interested in it. put (something) in mothballs - to put something in storage The government decided to put the old ferry in mothballs. put (something) into practice - to start using a plan or idea I think that our supervisor should put some of his ideas into practice. put (something) into print - to have something printed and published It was difficult to get the company to put the information pamphlets into print. put (something) into words - to find a way to express a feeling with words It was difficult to put my sadness at my aunt's death into words. put (something) on hold - to postpone something, to stop the progress of something We decided to put the weekend trip on hold. put (something) on ice - to delay or postpone something The city put the plans for the new stadium on ice as they tried to get more money for the project. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 698 put (something) on paper - to write something down I put my ideas for the new business on paper. put (something) on the back burner - to delay or postpone something We have put our plans for a holiday on the back burner as we try to do some repairs to our house. put (something) on the line - to speak very firmly and directly about something I put my reputation on the line when I supported my friend and his business proposal. put (something) over on (someone) - to fool/trick someone He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and could not come to work. put (something) past (someone) - to be surprised by what someone does (usually used in the negative) I would not put it past my friend to try and change jobs for the second time this year. put (something) plainly - to state something firmly and explicitly My supervisor put his ideas very plainly when we gathered for the monthly meeting. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 699 put (something) straight - to clarify something I tried to put our communication problems straight when I met my friend last evening. put (something) to good use - to be able to use something We were able to put the new computer to good use when we finally got it. put (something) to rest - to put an end to a rumor, to finish dealing with a problem and forget about it I want to put the rumor to rest that I will soon leave my company. put (something) together - to consider some facts and arrive at a conclusion The police were able to put the boy's story together after they interviewed him for several hours. put (something) up - to build a building/sign/fence/wall They are putting some new apartments up near our house. put (somewhere) on the map - to make a place well-known The new museum has put our city on the map. put the bite on (someone) - to ask someone for money or favors He is always trying to put the bite on his friends to collect money for charity. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 700 put the blame on (someone) - to blame someone The teacher put the blame on the young boys for breaking the school desks. put the cart before the horse - to do things in the wrong or usual order I think that he is putting the cart before the horse to talk about remodeling the house before he even buys it. put the finger on (someone) - to accuse someone, to identify someone as the one who did something The woman put the finger on the young man as the person who took the CD player. put the heat/squeeze on (someone) - to put pressure on someone The hospital is putting the heat on the insurance company to pay them the money. put the kibosh on (something) - to put an end to something I put the kibosh on my friend's plan to change our travel plans. put the screws to (someone) - to try to force someone to do or say what you want The police put the screws to the criminal to try and get some information from him. . say in a situation He put his foot in his mouth when he told his girlfriend about the surprise party. put one's head on the block for (someone or something) - to take great risks for. burning, to extinguish a flame/fire The police were able to put out the fire before the fire department arrived. put out about (something) - to be inconvenienced or irritated about something. move to Italy. put (someone) on a pedestal - to respect/admire/worship a person My father used to put my mother on a pedestal when I was young. 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