put (someone) on to

phrasal verb

put (someone) on to; putting (someone) on to; puts (someone) on to

: to give (someone) information about (something) : to tell (someone) about (something that he or she did not know about before)

A friend of mine put me on to this book in high school.

Examples of put (someone) on to in a Sentence

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The event had been put on to benefit the British Red Cross Anti-personnel Mines Campaign, and Attenborough was a close friend of the princess. —Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023

All of this was put on to show off the opulent jewels inspired by the Grand Tour, a custom dating back to the 16th century in which upper-class Europeans traveled the continent to study art, literature, architecture, music, and more as a sort of extended (and lavish) cultural boot camp. —Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2023

The evening was put on to celebrate the launch of a collaboration between her makeup brand, Rhode, and the donut company. —Condé Nast, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2023

If a house doesn't sell at the auction finale, it's then put on to the market for a hopeful eventual sale. —Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2023

So are the awkward performances that attendees have to put on to endure them. —Ray A. Smith, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2023

The restrictions were put on to keep the U.S. from subsidizing an industry and strengthening the position of countries under U.S. sanctions or that are otherwise geopolitical foes. —Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2023

Suspicion, anxiety and fear about mortality were then put on to women in general. —Joel Christensen, The Conversation, 15 Nov. 2022

Walking hand-and-hand with BF Marc Kalman, Bella was papped wearing one of the quirkiest outfits she's put on to date. —Seventeen, 8 Sep. 2022