put (someone) up to
phrasal verb
put (someone) up to; putting (someone) up to; puts (someone) up to
: to convince (someone) to do (something stupid or foolish)
His friends put him up to (playing) the prank.
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Bonds are funds oil and gas producers are required to put up to help cover the cost of plugging wells if the company walks away from its obligations.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 July 2025
Meanwhile, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has just put up to 15% of the team for sale.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Many of the remaining trade barriers on U.S. goods are there for a reason — such as to protect a key local industry in a country or in response to a separate barrier the United States has put up to protect its own goods.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 3 June 2025
The latest: Craveworthy is in the middle of raising $40 million in capital, though could put up to $300 million to $400 million to work over the next 18 months, Majewski says.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 July 2025
Meanwhile, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has just put up to 15% of the team for sale.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Many of the remaining trade barriers on U.S. goods are there for a reason — such as to protect a key local industry in a country or in response to a separate barrier the United States has put up to protect its own goods.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 3 June 2025
The latest: Craveworthy is in the middle of raising $40 million in capital, though could put up to $300 million to $400 million to work over the next 18 months, Majewski says.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Put (someone) up to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28someone%29%20up%20to. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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