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• put sth off — UK US put sth off Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date: »The meeting has been put off for a week …   Financial and business terms

• ˌput sth ˈoff — phrasal verb 1) to delay doing something that you do not want to do You can t put the decision off any longer.[/ex] He was glad to have an excuse to put off telling her the news.[/ex] 2) to arrange to do something at a later time than you… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• put something off — POSTPONE, defer, delay, put back, adjourn, hold over, reschedule, shelve, table; informal put on ice, put on the back burner. → put * * * postpone something they can t put off a decision much longer * * * ˌput sthˈoff derived to change sth to a… …   Useful english dictionary

• put somebody off something — ˌput sb ˈoff sth/sb derived to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb • He was put off science by bad teaching. • put somebody off something doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived …   Useful english dictionary

• put somebody off somebody — ˌput sb ˈoff sth/sb derived to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb • He was put off science by bad teaching. • put somebody off somebody doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived …   Useful english dictionary

• put sth in sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …   Financial and business terms

• put sth in/into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …   Financial and business terms

• put sth into sth — UK US put sth in/into sth Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: »If I put in some extra hours today, I can have some time off tomorrow. »We ve put a lot of time into… …   Financial and business terms

• ˌput sth ˈon — phrasal verb 1) to cover a part of your body with a piece of clothing or jewellery so that you are wearing it Ant: take sth off Dorothy put on her coat and went out.[/ex] 2) to make equipment start working Can you put the light on, please?[/ex]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ˌput sb ˈoff (sb/sth) — phrasal verb to make someone not like someone or something or not want to do something Robert s attitude towards women really puts me off.[/ex] I put him off the idea of going shopping with me.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• put somebody off the scent — put/throw sb off the ˈscent idiom to do sth to stop sb from finding you or discovering sth • She changed taxis to throw her pursuers off the scent. Main entry: ↑scentidiom …   Useful english dictionary