put+in+order
61put somebody through its paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… …
62put somebody to rights — put/set sb/sth to ˈrights idiom to correct sb/sth; to put things in their right places or right order • It took me ages to put things to rights after the workmen had left. Main entry: ↑rightidiom …
63put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE …
64put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE …
65put-up job — n [C usually singular] informal an event that seems real but has actually been arranged in order to deceive someone ▪ It s been suggested the kidnapping was a put up job …
66put someone through the mill — put (someone) through the mill to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to test them. They really put me through the mill in my interview …
67put through the mill — put (someone) through the mill to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to test them. They really put me through the mill in my interview …
68put the carriage before the horse — If you put the carriage before the horse, you try to do things in the wrong order …
69put the frighteners on someone — (slang) To frighten someone into (not) doing something, esp for criminal purposes • • • Main Entry: ↑fright * * * put the frighteners on someone british informal phrase to threaten someone in order to make them do something Thesaurus: to make… …
70put in a (good) word for someone — phrase to tell someone about the good qualities that a particular person has, usually in order to get an advantage for that person He promised to put in a word for me with the boss. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry:… …