1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context PQ pq (8/10)

put away
If you wash the clothes, I’ll iron them and put them away. put sth away^
put away sth

Make sure you put away
any documents you look
at or they might get lost.

✍  see also:^ pack away^

put back
Don’t forget to put any movies you watch back in the same place you
found them, or it’ll be difficult to find them next time we want them.

put sth back

put back sth

Brad swears he put the
keys back in the drawer
after he used them.

✍ ^

put back
The production delay means we’ve had to put the release date back a
month, so it’ll be in July now, instead of June.

put sth back

put back sth

The government put the
election back a month,
from April to May.

✍  see also:^ put off (for)^

put down
After taking the guest to his room, the bellboy put the bags down beside
the bed, drew the curtains and opened a window.

put sth down

put down sth

He had to stop and put
down the boxes because
they were too heavy.

✍  see also:^ set down^

put down
Bob can be mean. If he thinks you’ve done something wrong, he’ll put
you down by saying you’re no good in front of other people.

put down sb

put sb down

The boss puts down his
staff by criticising them if
they make mistakes.

✍  see also:^ run down^

put down

to

She didn’t sing very well in her first concert, and her singing teacher put

it down to her being so nervous.

put sth down to sth

Last month’s slow sales

can be put down to the

reduction in advertising.

✍ ^

put forward
Faster production time means we can put the release date forward a
month, so it’ll be in May now, instead of June.

put sth forward

The government put the
election forward a month,
from April to March.

✍  see also:^ bring forward^

put forward
Don’t be shy about putting your ideas forward. If you think of
something during the meeting, please tell us about it.

put forward sth

put sth forward

More proposals on cutting
costs will be put forward
at the next meeting.

✍  see also:^ bring up^

put in
Are you sure you have enough room to put a swimming pool in? You
want some room for a garden as well, don’t you?

put sth in

put in sth

Having a top-quality
security system put in can
be quite expensive.

✍ ^

put in
Have you put in your tax return yet? The deadline’s coming up pretty
soon, you know.

put in sth

put sth in

If you want to go to the
U.S., you’ll have to put a
visa application form in.

✍ ^