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Phrasal verbs: PUT

Today, the lesson will deal with verb  "To PUT", and the main particles which are associated to it: 

Some particles modifying the meaning of To PUT. 

To put across

To put back

To put off

Put up your hands!

To put down a book

To put aside

To put on

To put out

To put up with

To put down an animal                    = to put to sleep= to kill

To put away

To put on (weight)

To put in perspective

To put down

To put someone through to someone else

Some double meanings:

- to put down (a book) (a phone)= stop looking at it

- to put down a dog= to put a dog to sleep= to have your dog put to death (to avoid further suffering) 

- to put down someone= to humiliate

- to put up a statue= put up a picture

- to put someone up= to accommodate someone

- to put on

- to put on (weight)

  Be careful! The Direct Object Complement of the phrasal verb may be a pronoun, or a noun, a nominal group.  In these cases, the complement will be either placed between the verb and its particle OR after the phrasal verb. (if the complement is long). On the contrary, if the complement is a pronoun,  it will have to be placed between the verb and its particle. 

- Will you put down your phone before entering the place. = Will you put your phone down. = Please, I insist. Will you put it down? 

A few expressions:

- to put through hell = to live a very difficult moment

- to put through the wringer = to be intolerable

- to put an end to = to finish

... and a proverb: 

- You shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket = Don't invest all your ressources at the same place. 

Well well! Now, you'll have to make choices... I give you THE FORCE!   

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