put about
Nautical usage. To turn in the opposite direction; turn around.
When we saw the storm clouds thickening in the sky, we put about quickly and raced ashore.
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 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.
put out feelers
"Прощупать обстановку"; присмотреться к обстоятельствам.
The politician put out feelers to test public reaction to his future proposals.
Политик очень осторожно проверял реакцию общественности на его будущие предложения.
put out of the way
To kill.
When people spoke against the dictator, he had them put out of the way.
The old dog was very sick, and Father had the animal doctor put him out of the way.
put out
To make a flame or light stop burning; extinguish; turn off.
Please put the light out when you leave the room.
The firemen put out the blaze.
No smoking is allowed in here. Please put out your cigarette.
The fire fighters worked hard to put the brush fire out.
Please put out the light before you leave. Okay, I'll put it out.
To prepare for the public; produce; make.
For years he had put out a weekly newspaper.
It is a small restaurant, which puts out an excellent dinner.
To invest or loan money.
He put out all his spare money at 4 percent or better.
To make angry; irritate; annoy.
It puts the teacher out to be lied to.
Father was put out when Jane spilled grape juice on his new suit.
To cause inconvenience to; bother.
He put himself out to make things pleasant for us.
Will it put you out if I borrow your pen?
To retire from play in baseball.
The runner was put out at first base.
To go from shore; leave.
A Coast Guard boat put out through the waves.
Said of women easy and ready to engage in sexual intercourse.
It is rumored that Hermione gets her promotions as fast as she does because she puts out.
put words into one's mouth
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 words in my mouth.
rain out
rained out
Stopped by rain.
Не состояться из-за дождя.
The ball game was rained out in the seventh inning.
The Friday night rally in the stadium was rained out.
The art festival, which was supposed to be outdoors, was rained out yesterday afternoon.
Фестиваль искусства, который, как предполагалось, будет происходить на природе, вчера не состоялся из-за дождя.