put in
To add to what has been said; say (something) in addition to what others say.
While the boys were discussing the car accident, Ben put in that the road was icy.
My father put in a word for me and I got the job.
To buy and keep in a store to sell.
He put in a full stock of drugs.
To spend (time).
He put in many years as a printer.
He put in an hour a day reading.
To plant.
He put in a row of radishes.
To stop at a port on a journey by water.
After the fire, the ship put in for repairs.
To apply; ask. Used with for.
When a better job was open, he put in for it.
The sailor put in for time to visit his family before the ship went to sea.
put on one's thinking cap
To think hard and long about some problem or question.
Задумываться серьезно о том, как решить проблему.
Miss Stone told her pupils to put on their thinking caps before answering the question.
The economy is in a mess, it's time for everyone to put their thinking caps on.
Экономика в беспорядке, пора каждому серьезно подумать о том, как решить эту проблему.
put one in the picture
To inform someone of all the facts about a given situation.
Сообщать кому-либо полную информацию о ситуации.
Once you're back from your overseas trip, we'll put you in the picture about recent developments at home.
Let me put you in the picture about what happened during your absence.
Давай я просвещу тебя по поводу того, что случилось в твое отсутствие.
put one's back to it
put one's back into it
To make a real effort; to try.
Работать настолько сильно, насколько возможно.
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.
Keep trying. Put your back into it.
Продолжай пытаться. Работай насколько есть силы.
put one's finger on
lay one's finger on
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 in it
put one's foot in one's mouth
To speak carelessly and rudely; hurt another's feelings without intending to; make a rude mistake.
Сказать какую-либо грубость; говорить необдуманно; поранить чьи-либо чувства по неосторожности; сделать грубую ошибку.
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.
He was afraid lest he should put his foot in his mouth, so he decided to keep silent.
Он боялся того, как бы не попасть впростак, поэтому он решил молчать.
Fred really put his foot in his mouth when he called his supervisor by the wrong name.
I really put my foot in it when I forgot my girlfriend’s birthday and didn’t buy her anything. She almost lost her cool.
I put my foot in it when I asked Meg about the party. It turned out she hadn't been invited.
put one's house in order
set one's house in order
To arrange your affairs in good order.
Организовывать свои дела в правильном, хорошем порядке.
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.
The government should put its own house in order before telling other countries what to do.
Правительство должно привести в порядок свои дела, прежде чем указывать другим странам, что делать.
You’d better put your own house in order before telling me what to do.
Сначала бы сам навел порядок в своих делах, а потом бы говорил, что мне делать.
put one's nose out of joint
nose is out of joint
To make you jealous; leave you out of favor.
When Jane accepted Tom's invitation it put Jack's nose out of joint.
To ruin your plans; cause you disappointment.
Joe's mother put his nose out of joint by not letting him go to the movie.