Idioms and Expressions - Put

Put a cork in it!

Definition: Be quiet

Could you please put a cork in it?!
Tom, put a cork in it! I can't hear what Mary is saying.

Put down

Definition: criticize someone

Jack put him down and he hasn't been the same since.
Don't put me down!

Put (stick) one's nose in

Definition: interfere in someone's business

I wish he wouldn't put his nose in where it's not wanted.
Mary is putting her nose in their affairs.

Put on the Ritz/dog

Definition: make everything special for someone else

They really put on the Ritz for us last weekend.
Let's put on the dog for the Wilson's.

Put some distance between someone and someone / something

Definition: move far away from

He put some distance between himself and his ex-wife.
Let's put some distance between us and the school.

Put someone away

Definition: put in prison

They put him away for twenty years.
Jason was put away for life in prison.

Put someone on

Definition: fool, tease someone

He put Jerry on about his new job.
I don't believe anything you say. You're putting me on!

Put someone up

Definition: provide accommodation

We put them up last week as they couldn't find a hotel.
Could you put me up for the night?

Put something away

Definition: eat or drink something

He put the whole pizza away in fifteen minutes!
We put away six beers.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Definition: Phrase meaning: You see! Take that!

You're wrong! Now put that in your pipe and smoke it!
I don't agree with you. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Put the bite on someone

Definition: try to get money from someone

I put the bite on Tim but he didn't have any money.
She put the bite on me for $50.

Put the finger on someone

Definition: identify someone

The victim put the finger on the criminal.
She put the finger on her boss for the crime.

Put the heat / screws on someone

Definition: pressure someone to do something

He's putting the heat on me to finish the report.
Janet's really putting the screws on her husband to get a new car.

Put the moves on someone

Definition: try to seduce someone

He was putting the moves on Mary last night.
Hey! Are you trying to put the moves on me

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