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31put the heat on (someone) — 1. to try to force or persuade someone to do something. Environmental groups are putting the heat on the government to stop pollution from power stations. (usually + to do something) 2. if you put the heat on someone who is competing with you,… …
32well-made — [wel′mād′] adj. 1. well proportioned; strongly built; skillfully and soundly put together 2. Literature Drama a) skillfully constructed or contrived [a well made plot] b) having a skillfully contrived plot [a well made play] …
33put something or someone on the map — put (something or someone) on the map : to make (a place, a person, etc.) famous or well known The story has put our little town on the map. The success of his first album really put him on the map in the music industry. • • • Main Entry: ↑map …
34put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it — informal used to tell someone that they must accept what you say is true even though they might not like it or agree with you “It s a stupid movie.” “Oh really? Well it was just nominated for an Oscar, so put/stick that in your pipe and smoke… …
35Put Out More Flags — the sixth novel by Evelyn Waugh, was first published by Chapman and Hall in 1942. The novel is set during the first year of the Second World War, and follows the wartime activities of characters introduced in Waugh s earlier satirical novels Dec …
36put sb on the map — put sth/sb on the map ► to make a person, place, or thing well known or show how important it is: »The governor has managed to put this sleepy southern state in America on the map. Main Entry: ↑map …
37put sth on the map — put sth/sb on the map ► to make a person, place, or thing well known or show how important it is: »The governor has managed to put this sleepy southern state in America on the map. Main Entry: ↑map …
38put sth/sb on the map — ► to make a person, place, or thing well known or show how important it is: »The governor has managed to put this sleepy southern state in America on the map. Main Entry: ↑map …
39put sb through their paces — put sb/sth through their paces ► to make someone show you their skills and knowledge, or to test how well something works: »As the machines come off the assembly line, a team of quality controllers puts them through their paces. »The interview… …
40put sb/sth through their paces — ► to make someone show you their skills and knowledge, or to test how well something works: »As the machines come off the assembly line, a team of quality controllers puts them through their paces. »The interview panel will put all candidates… …
