put (someone) up to

phrasal verb

put (someone) up to; putting (someone) up to; puts (someone) up to

: to convince (someone) to do (something stupid or foolish)

His friends put him up to (playing) the prank.

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Posters were put up to raise awareness of the dog’s disappearance before a dog tracker located him on Sunday, Jan. 12. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025 In 2024, participating employees could put up to $3,200 in a health care FSA account. —

Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024 Guardrails may first have to be put up to ensure the cubs don't escape. —

Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 23 Jan. 2024 New research published in Nature Communications has estimated that rising sea levels will put up to 340 million people at risk of annual flooding or permanent inundation during the next 30 years, largely in Asian mega-cities. —

James A. Baker Iii, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020 See all Example Sentences for put (someone) up to

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