| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| put on the dog |
use your finest dishes or clothes etc.; show off
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When we visit Mame, she likes to put on the dog - get dressed up.
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| put out |
do, function, perform
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Vern's crew really puts out. They do a lot of work in a day.
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| put out |
unhappy, upset
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Was he put out when you asked for more money? Was he upset?
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| put out about |
bothered, annoyed, ticked off
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What's Jan put out about? She seems irritated.
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| put out feelers |
discover indirectly, ask subtle questions, through the grapevine
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I'm not really looking for a new job, but I'm going to put out a few feelers and see what happens.
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| put out of its misery |
kill because it is suffering, put down
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One of our dogs had diabetes, so we put it out of its misery.
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| put stock in |
believe in, have faith in
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An atheist doesn't put much stock in the Bible.
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| put the finishing touches on |
add the last details or trimmings
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Lan decorated the cake - she put the finishing touches on it.
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| put the hammer down |
go faster, floor it, pedal to the metal
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If we's goin from New York to LA in two days, you got to put de hammer down.
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| put the heat on |
cause someone to feel pressure or stress
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The cops put the heat on them by asking a lot of questions.
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