Put one in mind of


Remind one, as in You put me in mind of your grandmother . This idiom was first recorded in 1530. For a synonym see call to mind

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  • Put one into the picture

    see: in the picture

  • Put one off

    1. Repel or repulse someone, as in His bad manners put her off, or They were put off by the bad smell. [ c. 1900 ] 2. put someone off. Persuade someone to delay further action, as in He put off the creditors, promising to pay next week, or They managed to put him off […]

  • Put one over on someone

    verb phrase To deceive someone; best someone by a trick (1912+)

  • Putonghua

    [poo-tuhng-hwah] /ˈpuˈtʌŋˈʰwɑ/ noun 1. the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.

  • Put on hold

    verb phrase To defer an immediate decision; postpone consideration: I’m afraid that whole matter is on hold just now [1960s+; fr the hold function of a telephone, with which one can close off a conversation temporarily] see: on hold


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