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put one's house in orderTo clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.Rate it:
put one's house in orderTo organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.Rate it:
put one's mind to itTo apply oneself; to exert a directed effort.Rate it:
put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:
put one's money where one's mouth isTo make or take a bet.Rate it:
put one's name in the hatTo run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.Rate it:
put one's pants on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:
put one's shoulder to the wheelTo work or exert oneself heavily or with full effort.Rate it:
put one's trousers on one leg at a timeTo be a normal person.Rate it:
put oneself acrossTo explain one's ideas and opinions clearly so that another person can understand them and get a picture of your personality.Rate it:
put oneself in someone's shoesTo try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.Rate it:
put outThe statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.Rate it:
put outextinguishRate it:
put out a fireTo address a problem, especially an unexpected one caused by the incompetence, negligence, or misconduct of another person.Rate it:
put out a fireUsed other than as an idiom: put out a fire.Rate it:
put out feelersTo explore or watch for; ask around; investigate.Rate it:
put out of one's miseryTo submit (a person or animal) to euthanasia.Rate it:
put out of one's miseryTo end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.Rate it:
put out to pastureTo make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.Rate it:
put out to pastureTo discontinue something.Rate it:
put overto state, or explain a concept in a clear, understandable manner.Rate it:
put paid toTo stop something once and for all.Rate it:
put paid toTo mark a bill or a debt record as "paid".Rate it:
put pastTo conclude that would not do something.Rate it:
put somebody in his placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or insult.Rate it:
put someone down asTo assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:
put someone in his placeRemind someone of his or her position.Rate it:
put someone in his placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.Rate it:
put someone in mind ofTo remind someone of; to inspire a mental image or awareness of; to cause thoughts concerning.Rate it:
put someone in their placeTo remind someone of his position.Rate it:
put someone in their placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.Rate it:
put someone underTo anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.Rate it:
put someone's back upTo annoy someone deliberately.Rate it:
put someone's lights outTo cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.Rate it:
put something behind oneTo recover from an unpleasant or traumatic experience; to overcome a negative feeling, especially anger, resentment, or grief.Rate it:
put something into perspectiveTo compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.Rate it:
put sth on the mapmake sth famousRate it:
put that in your pipe and smoke itUsed after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.Rate it:
put that in your pipe and smoke it!"Consider That Possibility For A Time"Rate it:
put the bee onTo beg; to borrow money from.Rate it:
put the bee onTo finish off, to beat.Rate it:
put the boot inTo kick a fallen opponent.Rate it:
put the boot inTo kick someone when they are down.Rate it:
put the bottom rail on topTo reverse a hierarchy.Rate it:
put the brakes onTo stop or to slow it down.Rate it:
put the brakes onTo cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.Rate it:
put the cart before the horseTo put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities.Rate it:
Put the Cart before the HorseTo carry out something in reverse order, to do opposite of somethingRate it:
put the cat among the pigeonsIf you set the cat among the pigeons, you will cause a flutter in the dovecote.Rate it:
put the cat among the pigeonsProfessor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.Rate it:

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