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Phrasal Verbs Thomson and Martinet Part III (Put- Work)


Put aside/by (tr) =save for future use (usually money). Put aside often implies that the money is being saved for a certain purpose: = odkładać pieniądze
He puts aside 50$ a month to pay for his summer holidays. (puts it aside)
Don’t spend all your salary. Try to put something aside by each month.
We’re trying to put some money aside for a new car.
* Charles put his newspaper aside and got up to answer the door.


Put away (tr) = put tidily out of sight (usually in drawers, cupboards etc.)= odkładać na miejsce
Put your toys away, children; it’s bedtime. (put away the toys/put them away)
Those kids never put anything away!

Put sth back =replace it where you found it/where it belongs:
When you’ve finished with the book put it back on the shelf.
* The publication date has been put back by three months.

Put back (a clock/watch) =retard the hands: Put the clock back is sometimes used figuratively to mean return to the customs of the past:
Mother: Your father and I will arrange a marriage for you when the time comes.
Daughter: You’re trying to put the clock back, mother. Parents don’t arrange marriages these days! (put back the clock/put it back)

Put down (tr)
a) the opposite of pick up:
He picked up the saucepan and put it down at once because the handle was almost red-hot. (put the saucepan down/put it down)
She put down her knitting.
b) crush rebellions, movements:
Troops were used to put down the rebellion/revolution . (put the rebellion down/ pit it down)
c) write:
Put down his phone number before you forget it. (Put the number down/put it down)
Customer (to shop assistant): I’ll take that one. Please put it down to me/to my account. (enter it in my account)
Don’t forget to put your name down on the list.
*d) humiliate:
I don’t like the way she’s always putting him down.

Put sth down to (tr)= attribute it to:
The children wouldn’t answer him, but he wasn’t annoyed as he put it down to shyness.
She hasn’t been well since she came to this country; I put it down to the climate.
She put her illness down to stress.

 

Put forward a suggestion/proposal etc= offer it for consideration:

put forward phr verb

Put forward is used with these nouns as the object: amendment , argument , bill , claim , clock , demand , explanation , hypothesis , idea , legislation , motion , name , plan , point of view , proposal , proposition , recommendation , resolution , solution , suggestion , theory , view

The older members of the committee are inclined to veto any suggestions put forward by the younger ones. (put a suggestion forward/put it forward)
Milne has put his name forward as a candidate at the next election.

Put forward/on (clocks and watches)= advance the hands. put forward is the opposite of put back:
In March people in England put their clocks forward/on an hour.
When the summer time ends they put them back an hour.
* The men's final has been put forward to 1:30.

Put in a claim = make a claim: (roszczenie)
He put in a claim for compensation because he had lost his luggage in the train crash.
We must put in an order by tonight.
She put in an insurance claim
*He put in a brilliant performance in the British Grand Prix.
The team put in a brilliant performance.

Put in for (a job/a post)= apply for it:
They are looking for a lecturer in geography. Why don’t you put in for it?
I put in for a pay increase.

Put off (an action= postpone it):
Some people put off making their wills till it is too late.
I’ll put off my visit to Scotland till the weather is warmer. (put my visit off/put if off)
You can’t keep putting the decision off.
The match has been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather.
* zbyć

I managed to put him off by promising to pay next week.

Put a person off
a)= tell him to postpone his visit to you:
I had invited some guests to dinner but I had to put them off because a power cut prevented me from cooking anything.
b)= repel, deter him:
I wanted to see the exhibition but the queue put me off.
Many people who want to come to England are put off by the stories they hear about the English weather.
Don't let the restaurant's decor put you off - the food is really good.
Don’t be put off by the title – it’s a really good book.
Don't let your failures put you off trying harder.
*When he calls, put him off as long as you can.
*It puts me off when you watch me all the time.
I'll put you off at the supermarket.

Put on clothes/glasses/jewellery- dress oneself etc. The opposite is take off:
He put on a black coat so that he would be inconspicuous (nierzucający się w oczy) (put a coat on/ put it on)
She put on her glasses and took the letter from my hand.
He took off his uniform and put on a sweater and trousers.
I'll have to put my glasses on; I can't read the sign from here.
* I've got to put this cream on twice a day.
* The government put a limit on imports of textiles.
* Pat was putting pressure on him to leave his wife.

Put on an expression= assume it:
He put on an air of indifference, which didn’t deceive anybody for a moment.

Put on a play= produce/perform it:
The students usually put on a play at the end of the year.
They’re putting on a play to raise money for landmine victims.
One summer the children put on a play/ performance
* The team need to put on another world-class performance. (put in)

Put on a (light/gas or electric fire/radio = switch it on)
Put on the light. (Put the light on/put it on)
Is it all right if I put the fire on?
He got up and put on the light.
Shall I put the kettle on?
Let’s put some music on.
* Shall I put the pasta on now?
* He wouldn't do that - you're putting me on.
* We put £50 on Brazil to win the Cup.
* Can smokers really complain if more tax is put on cigarettes?

*Sheila's not really that upset; she's just putting it on.
* Leaving the court, the families all tried to put on a brave face (=not show that they were sad or worried).
*Rosie's put on five kilos since she quit smoking.

Put out (any kind of light or fire) = extinguish it:
The rescue services are still trying to put out the fires.
Put out that light. (Put the light out/put it out)
Don’t forget to put out the lights when you leave.
* The girls helped her to put out the cups and plates.

Put someone out (inconvenience him):
He is very selfish. He wouldn’t put himself out for anyone.
Will it put you out if I bring an extra guest?
They had put themselves out to entertain her during her visit.

Be put out = be annoyed: (upset or offended)
She was very put out when I said that her new summers dress didn’t suit her.
We were a little put out at not being invited to the wedding.
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Put up (tr)
a)= erect (a building, fence, wall, monument, statue etc):
He put up a shed in the garden. (Put a shed up, put it up)
The kids were putting a tent up in the garden.
They're putting up several new office blocks in the centre of town.
* Can I put up some posters?
* The shops have started to put up Christmas decorations.
* My Dad put up five shelves.( attach to the wall)

b)= raise (prices):
When the importation of foreign tomatoes was forbidden, home growers put up their prices. (put their prices up/put them up)
Our landlord keeps putting the rent up.
Most big stores admit they daren't put prices up for fear of losing their customers.

Put someone up (object usually before up)= give him temporary hospitality:
If you come to Paris I will put you up. You needn’t look for an hotel.

* Gina put up a real fight to overcome the disease.
* The rebels have put up fierce resistance.
* The paper put up a reward for information on the murder.
* They put their house up for sale.
* The baby was put up for adoption.
* I was put up for the committee.

put up a proposal/argument/case etc  to explain a suggestion or idea so that other people can think about it or discuss it:

If you can put up a good enough case, the board will provide the finance.

Put someone up to something (usually some trick)= give him the idea of doing it/tell him how to do it:
He couldn’t have thought of that trick by himself. Someone must have put him up to it.
It’s not like Martha to steal – someone must have put her up to it.
'Did Shirley put you up to this?' 'No, it was my own idea.'

Put up with (tr)= bear patiently: (sb/sth)
We had to put with a lot of noise when the children were at home.
I don’t know how you put up with all this noise.
She put up with his violent temper.

Ring up (tr or intr)= telephone
I rang up the theatre to book seats for tonight. (ran the theatre up/rang them up)
If you can’t come ring up and let me know.
I’ll ring him up and ask him.

ring a bell, not ring true.

Ring off (intr) = hang up= end a telephone call by putting down the receiver:
He rang off before I could ask his name.

Round up (tr)= drive or bring together (people or animals)
The sheepdog rounded up the sheep (=collected them into a group)
See if you can round up a few friends to help you!
His dog Nell started to round up the sheep.
Thousands of men were rounded up and jailed.
On the day after the riots the police rounded up all suspects/rounded them up. (arrested them)
Police rounded up 20 people for questioning.
Round it up to 100.
round it down to £20

Rub out (tr)= erase pencil or ink marks with an india- rubber:
The child wrote down the wrong word and then rubbed it out. (rubbed the word out/rubbed out the word)
I’ll have to rub it out and start again.

* Her positive attitude seemed to rub off on everyone. (confidence)
She refused to give up, and her confidence rubbed off on the others.

rub sb/sth  down phr v  [T]  wytrzeć

      Rub yourself down with a towel.

      She rubbed the door down before painting it.

3     don’t rub it in! informal

      nie przypominaj mi!

      OK, there’s no need to rub it in!
Was he trying to rub in the fact that he didn't think much of me?
I know I should have been more careful, but there's no need to keep rubbing it in.

be rubbing your hands

informal to be pleased because something has happened which gives you an advantage, especially because something bad has happened to someone else


Rub up (tr)= revise one’s knowledge of a subject:
I am going to France, I must rub up my French. (rub it up)

Run after (tr)= pursue
She started to leave, but Smith ran after her.



 

Ran away (intr)= flee, desert (one’s home/school), elope:
The thief ran away and the policeman ran after him.
He ran away from home and got a job in a garage.
Kathy ran away from home at the age of 16.
You can't just run away from your responsibilities.
They ran away together to get married.
His wife has run away with another man.

Run away with (tr)= become uncontrollable (of emotions), gallop off out of rider’s control (of horses)
Don’t let your emotions run away with you.
Don't let your imagination run away with you!
His horse ran away with him and he had a bad fall.
* The Reds ran away with the championship.

Run away with the idea= accept an idea too hastily:
Don’t run away with the idea that I am unsociable. I just haven’t time to go out much.
Don't run away with the impression that he doesn't care.

Run down (tr)= disparage, speak ill of= krytykować
He is always running down his neighbours. (running his neighbours down/running them down)
Her boyfriend’s always running her down.
There's a lot of good things about homeopathic treatment. I'm certainly not running it down

Run down (intr)= become unwound/discharged (of clocks/batteries)
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