put (something) to (good) use

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Definition of put (something) to (good) use

: to use (something) in an effective way I'm looking forward to putting my new skills to use. Thanks for the donation. We'll put it to good use.

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put (something) out of one's mind

put (something) over on (someone)

put (something) together with

put (something) to (good) use

put/stick/raise one's head above the parapet

put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it

put/stick two fingers up at someone

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