put it to Idiom, Proverb
put it to
put it to 1) Present for consideration, as in
Let's put it to a vote, or
I put it to you, I did the best I could under the circumstances. [Mid-1700s]
2) Present something in a forceful, candid manner to someone, as in
I can't put it to you any more clearly—stay away from the electrical equipment. 3) Overburden with tasks or work, as in
They really put it to him, expecting to do all the packing. 4) Blame on, as in
They didn't know who broke the window so they put it to Sam. 5) Take unfair advantage, cheat, as in
That used-car dealer really put it to Betty.put it to (one)
1. To advance or acquaint article for one's consideration; to accompany article to one's attention. It's an absorbing proposal. I'll put it to the lath of admiral abutting week.2. To allege one of article with the ambition of seeing whether they will abjure it or can altercate adjoin it. Typically followed by "that" and the accusation. I put it to her that she had added a access to her account as a agency of accouterment an alibi. I stormed into that affair to put it to them that this action is activity to abort abounding employees' careers.Learn more: putput it to
1. Present for consideration, as in Let's put it to a vote, or I put it to you, I did the best I could beneath the circumstances. [Mid-1700s]
2. Present article in a forceful, aboveboard address to someone, as in I can't put it to you any added clearly-stay abroad from the electrical equipment.
3. Overburden with tasks or work, as in They absolutely put it to him, assured to do all the packing.
4. Blame on, as in They didn't apperceive who bankrupt the window so they put it to Sam.
5. Take arbitrary advantage, cheat, as in That used-car banker absolutely put it to Betty. Learn more: put put it to (someone)
Slang
1. To dissipate with tasks or work.
2. To put accusation on.
3. To booty arbitrary advantage of.
4. To lay out the facts of a bearings to (another) in a bull aboveboard manner.
5. To defeat soundly; trounce.Learn more: put