Phrasal verbs of PUT

Phrasal Verbs! What a nightmare! I hate them! There are so many! I can't memorise them!

Well, these are some of the comments we hear from students trying to become fluent in English.

My answer to you all is:
I completely agree with you, however, we need to find a way of learning them.

Here's a good place we can do something to solve this big problem.
Let's compile a list of sentences using a phrasal verb from PUT.

1. I'm sorry I've put you through all this.

put sb through = make sb experience sth bad

2. There's no problem, you can come next week, I can put you up.

put somebody up - to give accommodation

3. Mozart put in a lot of time and effort playing the piano.

Put in sth = invest (time and effort)

5. The firemen put out a fire every day.

put out - extinguish

6. The dog was so sick that they had to put it down.

put it down = sacrifice an animal

7. A beautiful woman put him off his workout.

Put sb off = To distract sb

8. I will ask Filipe to help me to put on weight, because I want to become stronger.

put on weight = gain

9.He has put across his plans for improving his school very clearly.

put across = express

10. She put back her books when she finished her studies.</FONT>
</FONT>put sth back = return to original place</FONT>

11. I'm putting by part of my wages every month to by a new car.


put by - save

15. He put foward his plans for the country in the next semester.

to put foward = to propose


16. The meeting was put off for next week.

put off = postpone