pull something on one
To perpetrate something prejudicial; deceive.
Larry pulled a very dirty trick on Ann when, after going with her for three years, he suddenly married another girl.
pull the wool over one's eyes
To fool someone into thinking well of you; deceive.
The businessman had pulled the wool over his partner's eyes about their financial position.
Bob tried to pull the wool over his teacher's eyes, but she was too smart for him.
pull up one's socks
To try to do better, either in terms of one's behavior or at a task one is performing.
Пытаться действовать лучше, более подходящим образом (в отношении поведения или при выполнении заданий).
I'll have to pull up my socks if I am going to finish my work today.
If you want to get this promotion you have to pull your socks up.
Если ты хочешь получить это продвижение, тебе следует поднапрячься.
put all one's eggs in one basket
To place all your efforts, interests, or hopes in a single person or thing.
Полагаться только на один источник дохода; рисковать всем сразу.
Going steady in high school is putting all your eggs in one basket too soon.
To buy stock in a single company is to put all your eggs in one basket.
He has decided to specialize in lathe work, although he knows it is risky to put all his eggs in one basket.
If you invest your savings in one bank, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.
Если ты вложишь все свои сбережения в один банк, то все твои яйца будут в одной корзине.
I do not want to put all my eggs in one basket and only invest money in real estate.
Я не хочу ставить все на карту и вкладывать деньги только в недвижимость.
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 one's place
To criticize someone for impolite boldness; remind someone of low rank or position; reduce someone's unsuitable pride; deflate.
The assistant was trying to take command when the professor put him in his place by saying, "No, I'm the boss here."
She was a teacher who could put a troublemaker in his place with just a glance.
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 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.