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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 hand to the plow
set one's hand to the plow
To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job.
We felt that he had put his hand to the plow, and we didn't like it when he quit.
put one's hand to
set one's hand to
turn one's hand to
To start working at; try to do.
After Mr. Sullivan found farming unprofitable, he moved to town and turned his hand to carpentry.
Hal does a good job at everything mat he turns his hand to.
put one's money on a scratched horse
To bet on a certain failure; to gamble without a chance of winning.
You bet on the New York Mets to win the World Series? Why put your money on a scratched horse?
put oneself in another's place
put oneself in another's shoes
To understand another person's feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble.
If you will put yourself in the customer's shoes you may realize why the thing isn't selling.
It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to put myself in his place.
put out of the way
To kill.
The old dog was very sick, and Father had the animal doctor put him out of the way.
When people spoke against the dictator, he had them put out of the way.
put that in your pipe and smoke it
To understand something told you; accept something as fact or reality; not try to change it. Usually used as a command, normally only in speech, and often considered rude.
I am not going to do that and you can put that in your pipe and smoke it.
People don't vote against Santa Claus, and you might as well put that in your pipe and smoke it.
put the cat among the pigeons
Дословно: запустить кота к голубям.
О ситуации, чреватой проблемами или злящей окружающих.
О ситуации, чреватой проблемами или злящей окружающих.
Today we met the Committee and I really put the cat among the pigeons.
Сегодня мы встретились с Комитетом и я реально спровоцировал окружающих.