Put someone on the spot
verb phrase
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- Put someone on to someone
verb phrase To introduce someone; get someone access to: that little Andronica you put me onto (1887+)
- Put someone out of his or her misery
1. Kill a wounded or suffering animal or person, as in When a horse breaks a leg, there is nothing to do but put it out of its misery. [ Late 1700s ] 2. End someone’s feeling of suspense, as in Tell them who won the tournament; put them out of their misery. [ c. […]
- Put someone out
verb phrase To impose upon; cause inconvenience (1940s+)
- Put someone right
see: put right
- Put someone through his or her paces
Test thoroughly to see what someone can do, as in We put the new programmer though her paces, and she passed with flying colors. The idiom can refer to things as well, as in When we put the electrical system through its paces, we blew a fuse. The expression alludes to testing a horse’s ability […]