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The following 20 entries include the term put someone.
put (someone) out of work
idiom: to cause (someone) to lose his or her job
put (someone) out to grass
idiom: to force (someone) to leave a job because of old age
put (someone) to flight
idiom: to cause (someone) to leave or run away
put (someone) to the sword
idiom: to kill (someone) with a sword
put (someone) up to
phrasal verb: to convince (someone) to do (something stupid or foolish)
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