put+into

  • 71put in ure — To put into use or practice …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 72put — [poot] vt. put, putting [ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad] 1. a) to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust [to… …

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  • 73Put — (put; often p[u^]t in def. 3), v. i. 1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To steer; to direct one s course; to go. [1913 Webster] His fury thus appeased, he puts to land. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 74put your back into — to work very hard at (something) : to put a lot of effort into (something) If you want to get that floor clean you ll have to put your back into it. You ll really have to put your back into this project if you want it to succeed. • • • Main Entr …

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  • 75put words in/into someone's mouth — see ↑word, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth put words in/into someone s mouth : to suggest that someone said or meant something that he or she did not say or mean Don t put words in my mouth. I wasn t defending his actions, despite what you may think.… …

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  • 76put ideas into someone's head — put ideas into (someone s) head to make someone want to do something they had not thought about doing before, especially something stupid. Don t go putting ideas into his head. We haven t got the money for a car. (often in continuous tenses) Who… …

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  • 77put ideas into head — put ideas into (someone s) head to make someone want to do something they had not thought about doing before, especially something stupid. Don t go putting ideas into his head. We haven t got the money for a car. (often in continuous tenses) Who… …

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  • 78put — ► VERB (putting; past and past part. put) 1) move to or place in a particular position. 2) bring into a particular state or condition: she tried to put me at ease. 3) (put on/on to) cause to carry or be subject to. 4) assign a value, figure, or… …

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  • 79put ideas into someone's head — To fill someone with unsuitable or over exalted aspirations • • • Main Entry: ↑idea * * * put ideas into someone’s head informal phrase to make someone think that they can or should do something, especially something that other people do not… …

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  • 80put words into someone's mouth — To attribute or supply to someone words that he or she did not, or does not intend to, use • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * put words into someone’s mouth phrase to claim that someone has said a particular thing, although they have not said it, or… …

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