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put it to
Present for consideration, as in Let's put it to a vote , or I put it to you, I did the best I could under the circumstances . [Mid-1700s]
Present something in a forceful, candid manner to someone, as in I can't put it to you any more clearly—stay away from the electrical equipment .
Overburden with tasks or work, as in They really put it to him, expecting to do all the packing .
Blame on, as in They didn't know who broke the window so they put it to Sam .
Take unfair advantage, cheat, as in That used-car dealer really put it to Betty .
Example Sentences
We expect competition between the branches, for “ambition to counteract ambition,” as James Madison put it, to ensure one branch doesn’t get too powerful.
We put it to Brar that India has a judicial system and the rule of law - how could he justify taking the law into his own hands?
The aim, as one person put it to me, was to give them "a song to sing", things they can talk about when they are asked what the government is up to.
In 2011, a pair of British psychologists put it to the test, asking participants to look at mannequins wearing both styles of stripes and indicate which one appeared wider.
Perry recalls that the song’s producer, David Tickle, “wanted to ‘produce’ the song and make it fancy,” as she put it to Tape Op.
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