- put it about
- Vrb phrs. Have frequent sexual liasons with numerous partners.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
put it about
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put something about — the rumour had been put about: SPREAD, circulate, make public, disseminate, broadcast, publicize, pass on, propagate, bandy about. → put * * * often be put about spread information or rumors * * * … Useful english dictionary
put out about — bothered, annoyed, ticked off What s Jan put out about? She seems irritated … English idioms
put yourself about — to be promiscuous Mainly of males, from circulating freely: By all accounts our friend put himself about a bit. (Blacker, 1992) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
put it about — put it aˈbout idiom (BrE, informal) to have many sexual partners Main entry: ↑putidiom … Useful english dictionary
put one about — (from Idioms in Speech) to worry (usually passive; to be much put about); or to be put to trouble by somebody else Yes, Miss, we re dreadfully put about, we don t know what to do. (J. Galsworthy) I hope I m not putting you about, I said awkwardly … Idioms and examples
put someone about — chiefly Scottish & N. English upset or trouble someone. → put … English new terms dictionary
put something about — Brit. spread information or rumours. → put … English new terms dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
