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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Charging stations have been put up to encourage the use of electric cars.
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Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Its ripple effects could potentially put up to 105,000 other workers, like those in warehousing and transportation, temporarily out of a job, per Oxford Economics' estimates.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Admission is put up to a vote, and initiation is shrouded in secrecy, restricted to those who request it.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
Make the most of your ISA Savers can put up to £20,000 into an ISA and earn returns tax-free.
—Marc Shoffman, theweek, 26 Mar. 2024
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Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Its ripple effects could potentially put up to 105,000 other workers, like those in warehousing and transportation, temporarily out of a job, per Oxford Economics' estimates.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Admission is put up to a vote, and initiation is shrouded in secrecy, restricted to those who request it.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
Make the most of your ISA Savers can put up to £20,000 into an ISA and earn returns tax-free.
—Marc Shoffman, theweek, 26 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for put (someone) up to
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