| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| put up or shut up |
pay for or be quiet, do instead of talk
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If you brag about your cooking we'll ask you to put up or shut up.
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| put up the money |
pay for, finance, front me
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If I start a new business, will you put up the money?
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| put up with |
tolerate, endure, not get frustrated
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Alice puts up with a lot of complaining from Jackie.
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| put you at ease |
cause you to relax, break the ice
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An embarrassing moment can sometimes put you at ease.
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| put you away |
defeat you, knock you out
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If the score is tied, he must win two points to put you away.
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| put you in a bad mood |
cause you to feel upset or unhappy
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The violence in that movie put me in a bad mood. I dislike violence.
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| put you off your game |
cause you to play poorly, cause you to make errors
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Wearing a helmet will put me off my game. It will bother me.
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| put you through the mill |
test your endurance or will, give you a hard time,
run the gauntlet
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On the first day, the workers will put you through the mill.
They want to know if you are strong.
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| put your best foot forward |
try to do your best work, present yourself well
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If you put your best foot forward, the employer will be impressed.
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| put your foot in it |
say or do something that causes an argument
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He really put his foot in it when he said that doctors are underpaid.
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