Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[put aside] <v. phr.> 1. To save; put something aside for a special purpose. * /Peter puts $100 aside every week./ 2. To let go of; put away. * /The teacher to the students, "Put your books aside and start writing your tests!"/
[put away] <v.> 1. To put in the right place or out of sight. * /She put away the towels./ 2. To lay aside; stop thinking about. * /He put his worries away for the weekend./ 3. <informal> To eat or drink. * /He put away a big supper and three cups of coffee./ Compare: STOW AWAY. 4. <informal> To put in a mental hospital. * /He had to put his wife away when she became mentally ill./ 5. To put to death for a reason; kill. * /He had his dog put away when it became too old and unhappy./
[put back the clock] or [turn back the clock] <v. phr.> To go back in time; relive the past. * /If I could put back the clock I'd give more thought to preparing for a career./ * /Richard wishes that he had lived in frontier days, but he can't turn back the clock./
[put by] <v.> To save for the future; lay aside. * /He had put by a good sum during a working lifetime./
[putdown] <n.> An insult, * /It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow./
[put down] <v. phr.> 1. To stop by force, crush. * /In 24 hours the general had entirely put down the rebellion./ 2. To put a stop to; check. * /She had patiently put down unkind talk by living a good life./ 3. To write a record of; write down. * /He put down the story while it was fresh in his mind./ 4. To write a name in a list as agreeing to do something. * /The banker put himself down for $1000./ * /Sheila put Barbara down for the decorations./ 5. To decide the kind or class of; characterize. * /He put the man down as a bum./ * /He put it down as a piece of bad luck./ 6. To name as a cause; attribute. * /He put the odd weather down to nuclear explosions./ 7. To dig; drill; sink. * /He put down a new well./
[put forth] <v. phr.> To produce; issue; send out. * /In the spring the apple trees put forth beautiful white blossoms./ * /The chairman of the board put forth an innovative proposal that was circulated by mail./
[put ideas into one's head] <v. phr.> To persuade someone to do something negative; put one up to something. * /Billy would never have poured glue into his father's shoes if the neighbor's son hadn't been putting ideas into his head./
[put in] <v.> 1. To add to what has been said; say (something) in addition to what others say. * /While the boys were discussing the car accident, Ben put in that the road was icy./ * /My father put in a word for me and I got the job./ 2. To buy and keep in a store to sell. * /He put in a full stock of drugs./ 3. To spend (time). * /He put in many years as a printer./ * /He put in an hour a day reading./ 4. To plant. * /He put in a row of radishes./ 5. To stop at a port on a journey by water. * /After the fire, the ship put in for repairs./ 6. To apply; ask.
– Used with "for". * /When a better job was open, he put in for it./ * /The sailor put in for time to visit his family before the ship went to sea./
[put in a word for] <v. phr.> To speak in favor of someone; recommend someone. * /"Don't worry about your job application," Sam said to Tim. "I'll put in a word for you with the selection committee."/
[put in an appearance] also [make an appearance] <v. phr.> To be present, esp. for a short time; visit; appear. * /He put in an appearance at work, but he was too ill to stay./ * /The president put in an appearance at several dances the evening after he was sworn in./
[put in mind of] <v. phr.>, <nonstandard> To remind of; suggest to; call up the memory of. * /She puts me in mind of my sister./ * /That puts me in mind of a story./
[put in one's place] <v. phr.>, <informal> To criticize someone for impolite boldness; remind someone of low rank or position; reduce someone's unsuitable pride; deflate. * /The assistant was trying to take command when the professor put him in his place by saying, "No, I'm the boss here."/ * /She was a teacher who could put a troublemaker in his place with just a glance./ Syn.: CUT DOWN TO SIZE.
[put in one's two cents worth] See: TWO CENTS(2).
[put in one's way] See: PUT IN THE WAY OF.
[put in the way of] or [put in one's way] <v. phr.> To set before (someone); give to (someone); show the way to; help toward. * /After Joe graduated, the coach put him in the way of a good job./ * /The librarian put me in the way of a lot of new material on the subject of my report./
[put (it) in black and white] See: BLACK AND WHITE.
[put (it) in writing] See: BLACK AND WHITE.
[put it on thick] See: LAY IT ON.
[put off] <v.> 1. <informal> To cause confusion in; embarrass; displease. * /I was rather put off by the shamelessness of his proposal./ * /The man's slovenliness put me off./ 2. To wait and have (something) at a later time; postpone. * /They put off the picnic because of the rain./ 3. To make (someone) wait; turn aside. * /When he asked her to name a day for their wedding, she put him off./ * /When the bill collector called, Mrs. Smith managed to put him off./ 4. To draw away the attention; turn aside; distract. * /Little Jeannie began to tell the guests some family secrets, but Father was able to put her off./ 5. To move out to sea; leave shore. * /They put off in small boats to meet the coming ship./ Syn.: PUT OUT.
[put on] <v. phr.> 1. To dress in. * /The boy took off his clothes and put on his pajamas./ * /Mother put a coat on the baby./ 2a. To pretend; assume; show. * /Mary isn't really sick; she's only putting on./ * /He put on a smile./ * /The child was putting on airs./ 2b. To exaggerate; make too much of. * /That's rather putting it on./ Compare: LAY IT ON. 3. To begin to have more (body weight); gain (weight). * /Mary was thin from sickness, and the doctor said she must put on ten pounds./ * /Too many sweets and not enough exercise will make you put on weight./ 4a. To plan and prepare; produce; arrange; give; stage. * /The senior class put on a dance./ * /The actor put on a fine performance./ 4b. To make (an effort). * /The runner put on an extra burst of speed and won the race./ 5. To choose to send; employ on a job. * /The school put on extra men to get the new building ready./
[put-on] <n.> An act of teasing; the playing of a practical joke on someone. * /Eric didn't realize that it was a put-on when his friends phoned him that he won the lottery./
[put on airs] <v. phr.> To show conceit; act in a superior or condescending manner. * /The fact that her parents own a villa in Capri is no reason for Amanda to keep putting on airs./
[put on an act] <v. phr.> 1. To perform a play. * /The seventh grade put on a lovely act for Christmas for the parents./ 2. To pretend. * /"If you always put on an act," her father said, "people will never know who you really are."/
[put on ice] See: ON ICE(2).
[put one in one's place] See: CUT DOWN TO SIZE.
[put one in the picture] <v. phr.> To inform someone of all the facts about a given situation. * /Once you're back from your overseas trip, we'll put you in the picture about recent developments at home./
[put one on a pedestal] <v. phr.> To exaggeratedly worship or admire a person. * /Daniel puts Elaine on a pedestal and caters to her every whim./
[put one on one's feet] See: ON ONE'S FEET(2).