I cannot put up with your constant whining any longer!
•We can put up with John's living here until he finds a place of his own.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put two fingers up at something — put/stick two fingers up at (someone/something) British, informal to show that you are angry with someone, or that you have no respect for someone or something. These protest marches are a way of putting two fingers up at politicians … New idioms dictionary
put up with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put up with : present tense I/you/we/they put up with he/she/it puts up with present participle putting up with past tense put up with past participle put up with put up with someone/something to accept… … English dictionary
put someone or something to the test — put (someone or something) to the test : to cause (someone or something) to be in a situation that shows how strong, good, etc., that person or thing really is The team has been playing well so far, but tomorrow s game will really put them to the … Useful english dictionary
put ideas into someone's head — To fill someone with unsuitable or over exalted aspirations • • • Main Entry: ↑idea * * * put ideas into someone’s head informal phrase to make someone think that they can or should do something, especially something that other people do not… … Useful english dictionary
put up with — TOLERATE, take, stand (for), accept, stomach, swallow, endure, bear, support, take something lying down; informal abide, lump it; Brit. inf … Useful english dictionary
ˌput ˈup with sb/sth — phrasal verb to accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way How has Jan put up with him for so long?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
I wouldn't put it past someone — I wouldn t put it past (someone) something that you say when you think that it is possible that someone might do something wrong or unpleasant. Do you really think he d go off with another woman? I wouldn t put it past him. I wouldn t put it past … New idioms dictionary
put — [[t]p ʊt[/t]] ♦ puts, putting (The form put is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position. [V n prep/adv]… … English dictionary
with — [[t]wɪð, wɪθ[/t]] ♦ (Pronounced [[t]wɪ̱ð[/t]] for meanings 20 and 21.) 1) PREP If one person is with another, they are together in one place. With her were her son and daughter in law... She is currently staying with her father at his home. 2)… … English dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
