PHRASAL VERBS WITH PUT AND PULL
PUT ACROSS
(separable) to communicate; convey effectively
During the meeting, management put across the message that our concerns were
insignificant.
PUT AWAY
(separable) to discard; renounce
Let's put away our worries, and live for the moment.
(separable) to consume
I watched Max put away several hamburgers in just a few minutes.
(separable) to confine; incarcerate; imprison
The government put Sherman away for a year for having the wrong information on his
website.
PUT BACK
(separable) to place something where it was previously
When you finish the milk, please don't put the empty container back in the fridge.
PUT DOWN
(separable) to insult or make disparaging remarks about someone
I feel sorry for Max. Everytime he and Mary get together with their friends Mary puts him
down in front of everybody.