put on the dog
To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner.
"Stop putting on the dog with me," Sue cried at Roy. "I knew the real you from way hack!"
put on the map
To make (a place) well known.
The first successful climb of Mount Matterhorn put Zermatt, Switzerland, on the map.
Shakespeare put his hometown of Stratford-on-Avon on the map.
put on
To dress in.
The boy took off his clothes and put on his pajamas.
Mother put a coat on the baby.
Mary put on her coat and left the room.
Put your hat on before you leave the house.
To pretend; assume; show.
Mary isn't really sick; she's only putting on.
He put on a smile.
The child was putting on airs.
To exaggerate; make too much of.
That's rather putting it on.
To begin to have more (body weight); gain (weight).
Mary was thin from sickness, and the doctor said she must put on ten pounds.
Too many sweets and not enough exercise will make you put on weight.
Bob has put on a lot of weight recently. He must have put at least fifteen pounds on.
To plan and prepare; produce; arrange; give; stage.
The senior class put on a dance.
The actor put on a fine performance.
The Youth Actor’s Guild put on a wonderful version of Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theater.
To make (an effort).
The runner put on an extra burst of speed and won the race.
To choose to send; employ on a job.
The school put on extra men to get the new building ready.
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 on a pedestal
To exaggeratedly worship or admire a person.
Daniel puts Elaine on a pedestal and caters to her every whim.
put one through one's paces
put through one's paces
To train and discipline someone; test one's abilities.
The new recruits were certainly put through their paces by the drill sergeant.
To test the different abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a show of what one can do.
He put his new car through its paces.
Many different problems put the new mayor through his paces in the first months of his term.
put one wise
To bring one up-to-date; inform someone; explain.
Our old friend David put us wise as to where the best used cars could be found in Chicago.
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.