well+put
41put sth 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… …
42put someone in the shade — put (someone/something) in the shade to be so interesting or so good that other similar people or things seem less important by comparison. I thought I d done quite well, but Claire s exam results put mine in the shade …
43put something in the shade — put (someone/something) in the shade to be so interesting or so good that other similar people or things seem less important by comparison. I thought I d done quite well, but Claire s exam results put mine in the shade …
44put in the shade — put (someone/something) in the shade to be so interesting or so good that other similar people or things seem less important by comparison. I thought I d done quite well, but Claire s exam results put mine in the shade …
45put someone through (something) — put (someone/yourself) through (something) to pay for someone or for yourself to go to school. I ended up putting my granddaughter through school. My father wasn t well and couldn t work, so all of us kids put ourselves through college …
46put yourself through (something) — put (someone/yourself) through (something) to pay for someone or for yourself to go to school. I ended up putting my granddaughter through school. My father wasn t well and couldn t work, so all of us kids put ourselves through college …
47put through (something) — put (someone/yourself) through (something) to pay for someone or for yourself to go to school. I ended up putting my granddaughter through school. My father wasn t well and couldn t work, so all of us kids put ourselves through college …
48Put that in your pipe and smoke it! — Put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it! informal an impolite way of telling someone that they must accept what you have just said even if they do not like it. Well, I m going anyway, so put that in your pipe and smoke it! …
49put someone on the map — put someone/something on the map informal phrase to make someone or something famous It was a role that really put her on the map as a serious actor. Thesaurus: to make someone or something well known or more importantsynonym Main entry: map …
50put on a clinic — US informal : to perform or play extremely well The quarterback really put on a clinic in the second half, throwing four touchdown passes. • • • Main Entry: ↑clinic …
