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• put sth on the map — put sth/sb on the map ► to make a person, place, or thing well known or show how important it is: »The governor has managed to put this sleepy southern state in America on the map. Main Entry: ↑map …   Financial and business terms

• put sth to the test — put sb/sth to the test ► to find out or show how good someone or something is: »This new project will really put her to the test. Main Entry: ↑test …   Financial and business terms

• put something to the torch — put sth to the ˈtorch idiom (literary) to set fire to sth deliberately Main entry: ↑torchidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• (put something) on the line — (put sth) on the ˈline idiom (informal) at risk • If we don t make a profit, my job is on the line. Main entry: ↑lineidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• put something on the map — put someone/​something on the map informal phrase to make someone or something famous It was a role that really put her on the map as a serious actor. Thesaurus: to make someone or something well known or more importantsynonym Main entry: map * * …   Useful english dictionary

• put something to the test — put someone/​something to the test phrase to find out how good or how effective someone or something is The project is designed to put your skills to the test. Thesaurus: to test something or someonesynonym Main entry: test * * * put sb/sth to… …   Useful english dictionary

• put somebody to the expense of something doing something — put sb to the expense of sth/of doing sth | put sb to a lot of, etc. expense idiom to make sb spend money on sth • Their visit put us to a lot of expense. Main entry: ↑expenseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• put somebody to the expense of of doing something — put sb to the expense of sth/of doing sth | put sb to a lot of, etc. expense idiom to make sb spend money on sth • Their visit put us to a lot of expense. Main entry: ↑expenseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• put something in the shade — put someone/​something in the shade phrase to be so impressive that someone or something else becomes less impressive or interesting by comparison Hong Kong’s metro really puts our public transport system in the shade. Thesaurus: to be very good… …   Useful english dictionary

• put somebody to the test — put sb/sth to the ˈtest idiom to put sb/sth in a situation which will show what their or its true qualities are • His theories have never really been put to the test. Main entry: ↑testidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• put somebody on the map — put sb/sth on the ˈmap idiom to make sb/sth famous or important • The exhibition has helped put the city on the map. Main entry: ↑mapidiom …   Useful english dictionary