put (someone) down for

idiom

: to write the name of (someone) on a list of people who will do or give (something)
Can I put you down for a donation?

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After being put down for bed, the 3-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, just kept crying and crying and crying, and nothing would calm her down. Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024 Mortgage rates were also lowered along with the amount of money required to be put down for a second home. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Seventeen dogs were put down for behavioral reasons in 2023, slightly higher than any of the last three years but much lower than in the five years before that, according to figures kept by the shelter. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024 Without a credit card to put down for a hotel room and without any identification to use for a lease, Hernandez struggled to stay housed. Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023 Related: 4 drowning deaths in Valley over weekend; How to be safe in the water According to Mesa fire, a police investigation found that the child had been put down for a nap in a trailer, located in the backyard of the family's residence. Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2023 Abdulhadi died where he had been put down for the night. Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023 While a nickname may never come, labels can be put down for Smittick and Jones and the offensive linemen that has been opening holes for them. Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022 Norway's beloved Freya the walrus could be put down for safety reasons, the country's Directorate of Fisheries warned Thursday. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022

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“Put (someone) down for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28someone%29%20down%20for. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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