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put away
To put in the right place or remove out of sight.
John put the notepad away in his desk when he was finished with it.
Please put away your papers before you open the test booklet.
She put away the towels.
To lay aside; stop thinking about.
He put his worries away for the weekend.
To eat or drink.
He put away a big supper and three cups of coffee.
To put in a mental hospital.
He had to put his wife away when she became mentally ill.
To put to death for a reason; kill.
He had his dog put away when it became too old and unhappy.
put cart before the horse
get cart before the horse
have cart before the horse
Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have.
To get married first and then get a job is getting the cart before the horse.
When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn't delivered, I told him he was putting the cart before the horse.
put ideas into one's head
To persuade someone to do something negative; put one up to something.
Billy would never have poured glue into his father's shoes if the neighbor's son hadn't been putting ideas into his head.
put in a word for
To speak in favor of someone; recommend someone.
"Don't worry about your job application," Sam said to Tim. "I'll put in a word for you with the selection committee."
put in an appearance
make an appearance
To be present, esp. for a short time; visit; appear.
He put in an appearance at work, but he was too ill to stay.
The president put in an appearance at several dances the evening after he was sworn in.
put in one's place
To criticize someone for impolite boldness; remind someone of low rank or position; reduce someone's unsuitable pride; deflate.
She was a teacher who could put a troublemaker in his place with just a glance.
The assistant was trying to take command when the professor put him in his place by saying, "No, I'm the boss here."
put in the way of
put in one's way
To set before (someone); give to (someone); show the way to; help toward.
After Joe graduated, the coach put him in the way of a good job.
The librarian put me in the way of a lot of new material on the subject of my report.
put on a brave face
Встречаясь с трудностями выглядеть бодро и претворяться, что все не так уж плохо. Сохранять хорошую мину при плохой игре.
Even at the worst of times she put on a brave face.
Даже в самые тяжелые времена она сохраняет лицо.