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Please put all books where they belong
I joined the army to fight for my country, and they put me to work peeling potatoes
He was put to death for his beliefs, not his actions
How did they put it? - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...' To put it to you straight, shape up or ship out! Can you put that into French?
I put it to you that you have been lying to the court and that you did leave your house that night
I put two pounds on the horse to win
How far did you say you can put a 10-pound shot?
They try to put the blame on me for everything that goes wrong around here
They have been putting about some story linking the two of us romantically
She is quite adept at putting across her ideas
They put aside their differences and discovered they had much in common. Isn't it time you put aside childish things?
You ought to put a little money aside for a rainy day
He insists that he put back all the money he took. Put the pictures back where they belong
Just tell him what they said and put him out of his misery
I am trying to put the point over to you that I cannot leave now. b See 21 (a), above
She really put one over on me when she said she loved me. I think that Manfred is trying to put something over on you
Was it you who put Reggie up to playing that prank on the teacher?
Why do you put up with his outrageous behaviour?
put away
She wants rapists and child molesters put away for a long, long time
It is unbelievable how much that man can put away at one sitting
put down
You may put me down for a contribution of œ5. Please put down your name and address in the box provided
The loyalists put down the rebellion in short order
The doctor put my feelings of fatigue and listlessness down to anaemia
We had to have our cat put down, which was very upsetting for us all
Waiters have a way of putting people down if they behave presumptuously
Don't put Martin down as a dunce just because he acts the fool now and then
They deny being prejudiced, but they put down everyone who isn't exactly like them
put forth
Several theories have been put forth on the function of mitochondrial DNA
When the plant puts forth suckers, they must be pinched back
We put forth on our voyage with great enthusiasm
The committee have not put forth any suggestions for improving traffic flow
put forward
Your name has been put forward as chair for next year's committee
No new solutions to the problem were put forward
put in
Why did you put in a reference to your mother
During the holiday season I plan to put in a lot of time to reading
So, you finally decided to put in an appearance
put in for
He has put in for a transfer twice and has been refused both times
Do you really think that Jamieson will put in for re-election?
put off
Consideration of your request has been put off till tomorrow
The manager put me off when I went in to ask about a salary increase
Curiously, Michael didn't seem a bit put off to learn about the murder
That television programme on open-heart surgery really put me off
We put off tomorrow morning for Rockall
put on
We put on our best clothes to come to your party
She puts on an air of indifference, but she really does care
Bill put on quite a bit of weight when he stopped smoking
Our local repertory group is putting on Hedda Gabler this weekend
When he told you that all holidays had been cancelled he was only putting you on
put out
Her arriving an hour early didn't put me out one bit
Donald was very much put out to discover that the appointment had gone to someone else
We put out the fire on the stove before it could spread
We put out considerable effort moving the furniture before she decided she liked it the way it had been
The information office put out the news that the summit meeting had been a great success
put through
If they succeed in putting through their plan, the company will be bankrupt
I will personally see that your application is put through the proper channels
I asked the operator to put me through to the chairman himself
put up
They demolished a row of Georgian houses and put up some ugly County offices in their place
As our house is small, we were able to put up only three people
There are many foods that can be put up for later consumption
We put up the house as security for the loan
We put up all our savings to secure our retirement pension
As soon as there is a hint of an oil shortage, they put up the price of petrol
They put their house up for sale and are planning to move to the Riviera