put it to

English

Verb

put it to

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, it, to.
    I will put it to you very candidly.
  2. To put up for consideration.
    put it to a vote
  3. To overload with work or obligations.
    You really put it to him, making him do all the heavy-lifting.
  4. To blame on.
    They did not have an easy scapegoat, so they put it to the leader.
  5. To exploit an unfair advantage; to cheat; to swindle.
    That mechanic put it to Sam.
  6. Alternative form of stick it to
    • 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 52, in Nick, New York, Boston, London: Little, Brown and Company, page 261:
      Then put it to Judah. God knows if you walk in and give up Judah you're giving up yourself.
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