put+to+a+stand
101put up with — {v.} To accept patiently; bear. * /We had to put up with Jim s poor table manners because he refused to change./ * /The mother told her children, I refuse to put up with your tracking in mud! / Compare: STAND FOR …
102put straight — Synonyms and related words: amend, awaken, break the spell, burst the bubble, compensate, correct, debunk, disabuse, disappoint, disenchant, disentangle, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, emend, enlighten, expose, extend, flatten, give… …
103stand over — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, administer, administrate, be master, boss, captain, chair, command, continue, defer, delay, direct, discipline, drag out, extend, govern, hang fire, hang up, head, hold off, hold over, hold up, keep in order,… …
104put\ 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 …
105put\ up\ with — v To accept patiently; bear. We had to put up with Jim s poor table manners because he refused to change. The mother told her children, I refuse to put up with your tracking in mud! Compare: stand for …
106put one's foot down — phrasal : to take a firm stand put his foot down on our staying out after midnight : give a clear or decisive order * * * put one s foot down (informal) To take a firm decision, usu against something • • • Main Entry: ↑foot * * * informal adopt a …
107stand by — 1. Stand near, be near, be present. 2. Be aside, be placed aside, be put aside. 3. Support, assist, aid, help, defend, side with, stand for. 4. Defend, maintain, vindicate, make good, justify, support. 5. Rest on, be supported, repose in. 6.… …
108stand up to someone/something — 1 she stood up to her parents: DEFY, confront, challenge, resist, take on, put up a fight against, argue with, take a stand against. 2 the old house has stood up to the war: WITHSTAND, survive, come through (unsca …
109put words into one's mouth — {v. phr.} To say without proof that another person has certain feelings or opinions; claim a stand or an idea is another s without asking; speak for another without right. * /When he said John here is in favor of the idea. I told him not to put… …
110put words into one's mouth — {v. phr.} To say without proof that another person has certain feelings or opinions; claim a stand or an idea is another s without asking; speak for another without right. * /When he said John here is in favor of the idea. I told him not to put… …
