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put someone down — 1 (informal) he often puts me down: CRITICIZE, belittle, disparage, deprecate, denigrate, slight, humiliate, shame, crush, squash … Useful english dictionary
put someone down as — verb to assume someone has a particular character from very little information. I put him down as ignorant, but then discovered he is, in fact, a university professor! … Wiktionary
put someone down as — consider or judge someone or something to be I d have put you down as a Vivaldi man … Useful english dictionary
put (someone) down — vb to snub, humiliate or belittle. A vogue term among British beatniks in the early 1960s, adopted from American street slang. ► Evil hearted you, you always try to put me down, with the things you do and the words you spread around ... (Lyrics… … Contemporary slang
ˌput sth ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to put something onto a surface such as the floor or a table Emma put her bag down and went upstairs.[/ex] 2) to kill an animal using a drug because it is very old, ill, or dangerous 3) to write something on a piece of paper I put … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌput sb ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to criticize someone in a way that makes them feel stupid 2) to write someone s name on a list so that they can take part in a particular activity … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tie someone down — tie (someone) down to limit someone s freedom. We were tied down by an impossible schedule and had to put off all vacations. He always thought marriage would tie him down and said it was too bad he was so stupid for so long. Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
put someone in their place — Marsha s father in law finally spoke up and put that hateful woman in her place Syn: humiliate, take down a peg or two, deflate, crush, squash, humble; informal cut down to size, settle someone s hash, make someone eat crow … Thesaurus of popular words
put someone away — (informal) 1 they put him away for life: JAIL, imprison, put in prison, put behind bars, lock up, incarcerate; informal cage; Brit. infor … Useful english dictionary
put someone in their place — HUMILIATE, take down a peg or two, deflate, crush, squash, humble; informal cut down to size, settle someone s hash; N. Amer. informal make someone eat crow. → place … Useful english dictionary
