- put someone about
- chiefly Scottish & N. Englishupset or trouble someone.→ put
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
put someone about
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put something about — the rumour had been put about: SPREAD, circulate, make public, disseminate, broadcast, publicize, pass on, propagate, bandy about. → put * * * often be put about spread information or rumors * * * … Useful english dictionary
put someone straight about something — put someone straight/right/( on/about/something) phrase to explain the real facts about a situation to someone who does not understand it correctly I think I ought to put you straight – John is just my business partner. Thesaurus: to make… … Useful english dictionary
put someone right about something — put someone straight/right/( on/about/something) phrase to explain the real facts about a situation to someone who does not understand it correctly I think I ought to put you straight – John is just my business partner. Thesaurus: to make… … Useful english dictionary
put someone's back up — To show or arouse resentment, irritation or anger ● back * * * get/put/someone’s back up british informal phrase to annoy someone Don’t ask him about it any more or you’ll get his back up. Thesaurus: to make someone angry … Useful english dictionary
put someone right on something — put someone straight/right/( on/about/something) phrase to explain the real facts about a situation to someone who does not understand it correctly I think I ought to put you straight – John is just my business partner. Thesaurus: to make… … Useful english dictionary
put someone straight on something — put someone straight/right/( on/about/something) phrase to explain the real facts about a situation to someone who does not understand it correctly I think I ought to put you straight – John is just my business partner. Thesaurus: to make… … Useful english dictionary
put (someone) in mind of someone — put (someone) in mind of (someone/something) old fashioned to cause someone to think of someone or something, usually because of a similarity. Something about the way he spoke put me in mind of Ben … New idioms dictionary
put (someone) in mind of something — put (someone) in mind of (someone/something) old fashioned to cause someone to think of someone or something, usually because of a similarity. Something about the way he spoke put me in mind of Ben … New idioms dictionary
put (someone) in mind of — (someone/something) old fashioned to cause someone to think of someone or something, usually because of a similarity. Something about the way he spoke put me in mind of Ben … New idioms dictionary
put someone out of their misery — phrase humorous to tell someone something they are very keen to know, so that they stop worrying about it Oh, come on, put me out of my misery. Who is he? Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym Main entry: misery … Useful english dictionary
