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The following 20 entries include the term put someone.
put (someone) at ease
idiom: to make (someone) feel calm and relaxed
put (someone) down as
idiom: to think of (someone) as (a specified kind of person or thing)
put (someone) down for
idiom: to write the name of (someone) on a list of people who will do or give (something)
put (someone) in a pigeonhole
idiom: to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group, having only a particular skill, etc.
put someone in his/her place
idiom: to say or do something to show someone that he or she is not better than other people and should not be acting in such a confident and proud way
put (someone) in mind of (something)
idiom: to cause (someone) to remember or think of (something)
put someone in the picture
idiom: to give someone the information that is needed to understand something
put (someone) off his/her stride
idiom: to cause (someone) to be unable to continue walking or running steadily —often used figuratively
put (someone) off his/her stroke
idiom: to cause someone to hesitate or be confused
put (someone) on to
phrasal verb: to give (someone) information about (something) : to tell (someone) about (something that he or she did not know about before)
put (someone or something) in the shade
idiom: to be much better than (someone or something)
put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces
idiom: to test what someone or something can do
put (someone or something) to shame
idiom: to be much better than (someone or something)
put (someone or something) to the test
idiom: to cause (someone or something) to be in a situation that shows how strong, good, etc., that person or thing really is
put (someone) out of a job
idiom: to cause (someone) to lose his or her job
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