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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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put something to good use — phrase to use something that you have for a sensible purpose that brings a benefit to you Do you promise to put the money to good use? Thesaurus: to use something, or to be usedsynonym Main entry: use * * * put (something) to ( … Useful english dictionary
put-up|on — «PUT uh PON, PN», adjective. imposed upon; taken advantage of; victimized: »... a rich, overbearing builder and his put upon, endlessly complaining family (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
put something down to experience — put (something) down to experience British, American & Australian, American & Australian to decide that instead of being upset about something bad that you have done or that has happened, you will learn from it. I m so ashamed. I let him take… … New idioms dictionary
put down to experience — put (something) down to experience British, American & Australian, American & Australian to decide that instead of being upset about something bad that you have done or that has happened, you will learn from it. I m so ashamed. I let him take… … New idioms dictionary
put to good account — To put to good use, take advantage of • • • Main Entry: ↑account … Useful english dictionary
put 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:… … Useful english dictionary
put to wrong use — index exploit (take advantage of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put the dead wood on — (slang) To gain a great advantage over • • • Main Entry: ↑dead … Useful english dictionary
put a fast one over — (informal) To gain an advantage by trickery ● fast … Useful english dictionary
put — [c]/pʊt / (say poot) verb (put, putting) –verb (t) 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of some place or position: to put money in one s purse. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: put everything in order. 3. to… …
