“put someone”

The following 20 entries include the term put someone.

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put (someone) out of work

phrase

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

put (someone) out to grass

phrase

: to force (someone) to leave a job because of old age

put (someone) to flight

phrase

: to cause (someone) to leave or run away

put (someone) to the sword

phrase

: to kill (someone) with a sword

put (someone) up to

verb

: to convince (someone) to do (something stupid or foolish)

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