Expresiones y frases - Verbo 'To put'

to put a damper on something	aguar la fiesta
to put a lid on it	callarse
to put all your eggs in one basket	jugárselo todo a una carta
to put an end to	poner punto final
to put down roots	echar raíces
to put ideas into someone's head	meterle ideas a alguien en la cabeza

Two guys started to fight, and that put a damper on the party.
His wife decided to put a lid on her husband's affair for the sake of the kids.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. You should apply for other universities.
Joe was too overcome with grief for his wife's death and he put an end to himself.
After spending years going here and there, Deb put down roots in France.
Sam's been putting ideas into Tom's head about quitting school and starting a rock band!

to put in a good word for someone	interceder por alguien
to put a lead in one's pencil	ser un afrodisíaco
to put on airs/the dog	darse tono
to put on the map	poner en el mapa
to put one's back into it	poner empeño en algo
to put one's best foot forward	apretar el paso

A friend of Bob's put in a good word for me at the English Department in Oxford.
I took Pam to this restaurant and I ordered shrimp to put a lead on my pencil.
Jen puts on airs because she's moved to L.A. but she's no better than us!
It was their second album, 'Morning Glory', that put Oasis on the map.
I can finish the house by next month if I put my back into it.
We were already ten minutes late for the meeting so we put our best foot forward.

to put one's finger on it	decir exactamente qué es
to put one's foot down	imponerse, no ceder
to put one's foot in it	meter la pata
to put one's house in order	poner sus asuntos en orden
to put one's shoulder to the wheel	arrimar el hombro
To put one's thinking cap on	usar la materia gris

Sometghing's going on with Sarah but I can't put my finger on it.
The man insisted on going to Miss Hilton's room but the receptionist put his foot down.
Jake really put his foot in it when he told the boss his daughter was hot.
Why doesn't Eric put his own house in order before telling me what to do?
The project doesn't go forward because you don't put your shoulder to the wheel.
If you put your thinking cap on you'll do the test in twenty minutes.

to put out feelers	tantear el terreno
to put someone at ease	hacer que alguien se relaje
to put someone in his place	poner a alguien en su lugar
to put someone out of his misery	acabar con el sufrimiento de alguien
to put someone off their stride	distraer a alguien
to put someone through the mill/his paces	someter a alguien a duras pruebas

We have to put out a few feelers before launching the product into the market.
The teacher told us what the test would be like and she put us at ease.
Tommy was acting like a spoiled little brat so I put him in his place.
The poor dog was dying and there was nothing we could do but to put him out of his misery.
I can't study with music or the TV turned on, it puts me off my stride.
Joe was put through the mill to get that job at the hospital.

to put that in your pipe and smoke it	¡chúpate eso!
to put the cart before the horse	hacer las cosas al revés
to put the fear of God into someone	darle un susto de muerte a alguien
to put the heat on someone	presionar a alguien
to put the skids under something	hacer fracasar algo
to put to death	ejecutar

Our team beat yours! Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Ann's putting the cart before the horse, tha race hasn't even begun and she's already celebrating.
You shoud've seen Mary's face when she saw us on the window! We put the fear of God into her!
The workers have been putting the heat on the owner to raise the salaries.
The neighbors got together to put the skids under the plans to build a new tower.
My brother was put to death for a crime he did not commit!

to put to the test	poner a prueba
to put two and two together	atar cabos
to put two and two together and get five	sacar conclusiones erróneas
to put up or shut up	aguantarse o callarse
to put words in someone's mouth	atribuirle a alguien algo que no dijo
to put your money where your mouth is	dar el ejemplo

All the candidates will be put to the test during the week.
Liz didn't tell me she failed the exam, I saw her crying and put two and two together.
No! I'm not doing drugs! You see me go out at night and put two and two together to make five!
Phil says he's unemployed but does nothing to get a job. He should put up or shut up.
I never said I wanted to leave! Don't put words in my mouth!
If people want clean streets they should put their money where their mouth is!

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