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   put downphrasal verb/pʊt daʊn/

   to criticise someone (make them feel unimportant); to write something down; (also) to kill an animal to end its suffering

   “Please don't put me down in front of my friends.”

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   put up a fightphrasal verb/pʊt ʌp ə faɪt/

   to resist strongly or try hard in a difficult situation

   “The small company put up a fight against the takeover bid.”

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   put inphrasal verb/pʊt ɪn/

   1) to place something inside or into; 2) to invest time or effort; 3) to submit (an application, complaint)

   “She put in a lot of hours researching her dissertation.”

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   put togetherphrasal verb/pʊt təˈɡeðə/

   to assemble or compose something by combining parts or people; to prepare (a report, team, list)

   “She put together a short presentation for the conference.”

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   put up forphrasal verb/pʊt ʌp fɔː(r)/

   to offer something for consideration, sale, or election

   “They put the house up for sale after the move.”

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   put beforephrasal verb/pʊt bɪˈfɔː/

   to present something officially for consideration by a person or group

   “The council put the proposal before the planning committee.”

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   put into perspectivephrasal verb/pʊt ˈɪn.tə pəˈspek.tɪv/

   to consider something in relation to other things so that its true importance can be understood

   “When you put the small rise in price into perspective, it's not significant compared with wages.”

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   put someone rightphrasal verb/pʊt ˈsʌmwʌn raɪt/

   to correct someone by giving the correct information

   “The tutor put me right on the pronunciation I’d been practising.”

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   put throughphrasal verb/pʊt θruː/

   to connect someone by phone; to make someone experience something difficult; to cause a proposal to be accepted

   “Could you put me through to the HR department, please?”

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    put up tophrasal verb/pʊt ʌp tuː/

    to encourage or persuade someone to do something, often something wrong

    “He admitted that his friends had put him up to stealing the laptop.”

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    put your foot downphrasal verb (idiom)/pʊt jɔː ˈfʊt daʊn/

    to be firm and strict in order to stop unwanted behaviour

    “When the students kept arriving late, the principal had to put her foot down.”

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    put overphrasal verb/pʊt ˈəʊvə/

    present or communicate (an idea or argument) clearly; (BrE) to carry out or accomplish

    “She put her point over very clearly during the presentation.”

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    put upphrasal verb/pʊt ʌp/

    1) to provide accommodation temporarily; 2) to hang or display something; 3) to raise or erect (prices, buildings)

    “Could you put me up for a couple of nights while I'm in town?”

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    put up againstphrasal verb/pʊt ʌp əˈɡeɪnst/

    to cause someone or something to have to deal with a difficult situation or opponent

    “Local businesses were put up against fierce competition from online retailers.”

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    put a stop tophrasal verb/pʊt ə stɒp tuː/

    to make something end or to prevent something from continuing

    “The government must put a stop to illegal logging.”

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    put awayphrasal verb/pʊt əˈweɪ/

    1) to store something in its proper place; 2) to put someone in prison; 3) (informal) to eat a lot

    “After use, please put the equipment away in the cupboard.”

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    put to shamephrasal verb/pʊt tuː ʃeɪm/

    to embarrass someone or to show that someone/something is much better than another

    “Her performance put seasoned professionals to shame.”

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    put two and two togetherphrasal verb (idiom)/pʊt tuː ənd tuː təˈɡeðə/

    to make a logical conclusion from available facts; to deduce

    “When I saw the empty boxes and the van, I put two and two together and realised they had moved.”

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    put in charge ofphrasal verb với động từ gốc/pʊt ɪn ˈtʃɑː(r)dʒ əv/

    to give someone responsibility for managing or running something

    “When the manager resigned, they put his deputy in charge of the store until a replacement arrived.”

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    put on the back burnerphrasal verb (idiom)/pʊt ɒn ðə bæk ˈbɜː(r)nə(r)/

    to delay dealing with something because other things are more urgent or important

    “Due to budget cuts, the renovation plans were put on the back burner.”