put+back
111Back-chaining — is a useful technique in teaching oral language skills, specially with polysyllabic words. Suppose that you re teaching someone to pronounce the name ‘Mussorgsky’. First, you ask him to say the last syllable: sky; then to repeat it with sorg… …
112put someone on the right track — put (someone) on the right track be on the right track to be doing something in a way that will bring good results. When things went wrong I had a chat with Phil and he put me back on the right track …
113put on the right track — put (someone) on the right track be on the right track to be doing something in a way that will bring good results. When things went wrong I had a chat with Phil and he put me back on the right track …
114put something out of (their) misery — put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering. Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its… …
115put someone out of (their) misery — put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering. Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its… …
116put out of (their) misery — put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering. Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its… …
117put paid to something — put paid to (something) British & Australian to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want or hope to do. A serious back injury put paid to her tennis career …
118put paid to — (something) British & Australian to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want or hope to do. A serious back injury put paid to her tennis career …
119put the roses in someone's cheeks — put the roses in (someone s) cheeks to make someone look healthy. A brisk walk will soon put the roses back in your cheeks …
120put the roses in cheeks — put the roses in (someone s) cheeks to make someone look healthy. A brisk walk will soon put the roses back in your cheeks …
