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[put one’s back to it]{v. phr.} To make a real effort; to try. •/You can finish the job by noon if you put your back to it./ •/I’m sure you can make the football team if you put your back to it./
[put one’s best foot forward]{v. phr.}, {informal} To try to make a good impression; try to make a good appearance; do one’s best. •/During courtship, it is natural to put your best foot forward./ •/When Ted applied for the job he put his best foot forward./
[put one’s cards on the table] See: LAY ONE’S CARDS ON THE TABLE.
[put oneself in another’s place] or [put oneself in another’s shoes]{v. phr.} To understand another person’s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. •/It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to put myself in his place./ •/If you will put yourself in the customer’s shoes you may realize why the thing isn’t selling./
[put one’s finger on] also [lay one’s finger on]{v. phr.} To find exactly. •/The engineers couldn’t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket’s failure to orbit./ •/We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./
[put one’s foot down]{v. phr.}, {informal} To take a decided stand; be stubborn in decision. •/John didn’t want to practice his piano lesson, but his teacher put his foot down./ •/When it came to smoking pot at parties, our parents put their foot down./
[put one’s foot in it] or [put one’s foot in one’s mouth]{v. phr.}, {informal} To speak carelessly and rudely; hurt another’s feelings without intending to; make a rude mistake. •/He put his foot in it with his remark about self-made men because Jones was one of them./ •/She put her foot in her mouth with her joke about that church, not knowing that one of the guests belonged to it./
[put one’s hand on] See: LAY ONE’S HANDS ON(3).
[put one’s hand to] or [set one’s hand to] or [turn one’s hand to]{v. phr.} To start working at; try to do. •/Hal does a good job at everything mat he turns his hand to./ •/After Mr. Sullivan found farming unprofitable, he moved to town and turned his hand to carpentry./
[put one’s hand to the plow] or [set one’s hand to the plow]{v. phr.} To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job. •/We felt that he had put his hand to the plow, and we didn’t like it when he quit./
[put one’s head in the sand] See: HIDE ONE’S HEAD IN THE SAND.
[put one’s heart on one’s sleeve] See: HEART ON ONE’S SLEEVE.
[put one’s money on a scratched horse]{v. phr.}, {informal} To bet on a certain failure; to gamble without a chance of winning. •/You bet on the New York Mets to win the World Series? Why put your money on a scratched horse?/ Compare: STACK THE CARDS.
[put one’s nose out of joint]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make you jealous; leave you out of favor. •/When Jane accepted Tom’s invitation it put Jack’s nose out of joint./ 2. To ruin your plans; cause you disappointment. •/Joe’s mother put his nose out of joint by not letting him go to the movie./
[put one’s house in order] or [set one’s house in order]{v. phr.} To arrange your affairs in good order. •/Grandfather knew he would not live long and set his house in order./ •/When Mr. Black died, his lawyer helped the widow put her house in order./
[put one’s shoulder to the wheel]{v. phr.} To make a great effort yourself or with others; try hard; cooperate. •/The effort to get a new high school succeeded because everyone put his shoulder to the wheel./ •/The company was failing in business until a new manager put his shoulder to the wheel./
[put on one’s thinking cap]{v. phr.} To think hard and long about some problem or question. •/Miss Stone told her pupils to put on their thinking caps before answering the question./
[put on paper] See: BLACK AND WHITE.
[put on the back burner] See: ON ICE.
[put on the dog]{v. phr.} To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner. •/"Stop putting on the dog with me," Sue cried at Roy. "I knew the real you from way hack!"/
[put on the line] See: LAY ON THE LINE.
[put on the map]{v. phr.} To make (a place) well known. •/The first successful climb of Mount Matterhorn put Zermatt, Switzerland, on the map./ •/Shakespeare put his hometown of Stratford-on-Avon on the map./
[put out]{v.} 1. To make a flame or light stop burning; extinguish; turn off. •/Please put the light out when you leave the room./ •/The firemen put out the blaze./ 2. To prepare for the public; produce; make. •/For years he had put out a weekly newspaper./ •/It is a small restaurant, which puts out an excellent dinner./ 3. To invest or loan money. •/He put out all his spare money at 4 percent or better./ 4. To make angry; irritate; annoy. •/It puts the teacher out to be lied to./ •/Father was put out when Jane spilled grape juice on his new suit./ 5. {informal} To cause inconvenience to; bother. •/He put himself out to make things pleasant for us./ •/Will it put you out if I borrow your pen?/ Compare: GO OUT OF ONE’S WAY. 6. To retire from play in baseball. •/The runner was put out at first base./ 7. To go from shore; leave. •/A Coast Guard boat put out through the waves./ 8. {vulgar}, {avoidable} Said of women easy and ready to engage in sexual intercourse. •/It is rumored that Hermione gets her promotions as fast as she does because she puts out./