The word put is used in a large number of idiomatic expressions. Each sentence given below contains an incomplete idiom or phrasal verb. Supply the word or phrase that would complete the expression.
1Rahul, put a ............... in it! Can't you see that I am listening to the radio?
Wrong!
The idiom is "put a" cork "in it", which means to stop talking or be quiet.
2She never missed even a single opportunity to put me ..............., and that was why we decided to part ways.
Wrong!
"Put down" means to criticize or humiliate someone.
3I wish you would not put your ............... in where it is not wanted.
Wrong!
The idiom is "put your" nose "in", meaning to interfere in someone else's business.
4My neighbour likes to put on the ............... in front of me.
Wrong!
"Put on the dog" means to behave in a showy or pretentious way.
5They put him ............... for fourteen years, but that did not reform him.
Wrong!
"Put away" can mean to send someone to prison.
Answers
- Rahul, put a cork in it! Can’t you see that I am listening to the radio?
- She never missed even a single opportunity to put me down, and that was why we decided to part ways.
- I wish you would not put your nose in where it is not wanted.
- My neighbour likes to put on the dog in front of me.
- They put him away for fourteen years, but that did not reform him.
