“put someone”

The following 20 entries include the term put someone.

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put (someone) at ease

idiom

: to make (someone) feel calm and relaxed

put (someone) down as

idiom

: to think of (someone) as (a specified kind of person or thing)

put (someone) down for

idiom

: to write the name of (someone) on a list of people who will do or give (something)

put (someone) in a pigeonhole

idiom

: to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group, having only a particular skill, etc.

put someone in his/her place

idiom

: to say or do something to show someone that he or she is not better than other people and should not be acting in such a confident and proud way

put (someone) in mind of (something)

idiom

: to cause (someone) to remember or think of (something)

put someone in the picture

idiom

: to give someone the information that is needed to understand something

put (someone) off his/her stride

idiom

: to cause (someone) to be unable to continue walking or running steadily often used figuratively

put (someone) off his/her stroke

idiom

: to cause someone to hesitate or be confused

put (someone) on to

phrasal verb

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

put (someone or something) in the shade

idiom

: to be much better than (someone or something)

put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces

idiom

: to test what someone or something can do

put (someone or something) to shame

idiom

: to be much better than (someone or something)

put (someone or something) to the test

idiom

: to cause (someone or something) to be in a situation that shows how strong, good, etc., that person or thing really is

put (someone) out of a job

idiom

: to cause (someone) to lose his or her job

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