I think he was beginning to put the make on me. I'm glad I left.
•James tried to put the hard word on Martha.
•Are you putting the moves on me?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put the frighteners on someone — (slang) To frighten someone into (not) doing something, esp for criminal purposes • • • Main Entry: ↑fright * * * put the frighteners on someone british informal phrase to threaten someone in order to make them do something Thesaurus: to make… … Useful english dictionary
put the squeeze on someone — put the squeeze on (someone/something) 1. to try to influence a person or organization to make them act in the way you want. Human rights activists hope the US president will put the squeeze on the island s rulers. 2. to cause problems for… … New idioms dictionary
put the screws on someone — put the screws on (someone) informal to use force or threats to make someone do what you want. They put the screws on him until eventually he was forced to resign … New idioms dictionary
put the skids under someone — put the skids under (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to make something likely to fail. Opposition from local residents has put the skids under plans for a new nightclub … New idioms dictionary
put the wind up someone — (Brit. informal) SCARE, frighten, make afraid, make nervous, throw into a panic, alarm. → wind * * * put the wind up someone (informal) To make someone apprehensive or agitated • • • Main Entry: ↑wind * * * put the wind up someone informal … Useful english dictionary
put the wind up someone — get/put the wind up (someone) British & Australian, informal to make someone feel anxious about their situation. Say you ll take him to court if he doesn t pay up that should put the wind up him … New idioms dictionary
put the roses in someone's cheeks — put the roses in (someone s) cheeks to make someone look healthy. A brisk walk will soon put the roses back in your cheeks … New idioms dictionary
put the make on — phrasal : to make sexual advances toward * * * put the make on (slang) To make sexual advances to • • • Main Entry: ↑make put the make on see under ↑make1 • • • Main Entry: ↑put * * * … Useful english dictionary
put the wind up someone — informal to make someone feel nervous or frightened The talk of redundancies has put the wind up us … English dictionary
put the frighteners on someone — British informal to threaten someone in order to make them do something … English dictionary
put the wind up — put (or have) the wind up Brit., informal alarm or frighten (or be alarmed or frightened) he was trying to put the wind up him with stories of how hard teaching was * * * put the wind up (someone) Brit informal : to make (someone) afraid or… … Useful english dictionary
