Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing put, including its inflections. Clear word filter
9 idioms
put out fires
CEFR B1to deal with urgent problems instead of doing planned work
Informal
put a sock in it
CEFR B2stop talking or making a noise
Informal
put on your thinking cap
CEFR B2start thinking carefully about a problem or question
Informal
put your finger on
CEFR B2to identify exactly what is wrong or what something is
Informal
put your foot down
CEFR B2to assert your authority firmly
Informal
put your money where your mouth is
CEFR B2to back up your words with action, especially money
Informal
put that in your pipe and smoke it
CEFR C1used defiantly to tell someone to accept an unwelcome fact or decision
Informal
put the boot in
CEFR C1to attack harshly, especially when the target is already vulnerable or beaten
Informal
put up or shut up
CEFR C1prove a claim through action or stop making it
Informal