Collocations for put - verb
ADVERB
cleverly (BrE),
eloquently,
well
I thought you put your points very well.
I thought you put your points very well.
badly
gently, tactfully
bluntly, crudely
simply, succinctly
Put simply, we accept their offer or go bankrupt.
gently, tactfully
bluntly, crudely
simply, succinctly
Put simply, we accept their offer or go bankrupt.
mildly
(ironic)
I was annoyed, to put it mildly (= I was extremely angry).
I was annoyed, to put it mildly (= I was extremely angry).
PHRASES
to put it another way
He was too trusting—or, to put it another way, he had no head for business.
He was too trusting—or, to put it another way, he had no head for business.
Put is used with these nouns as the subject:
win
win
Put is used with these nouns as the object:
ad, advert, advertisement, ban, bet, blame, bomb, bullet, burden, capital, case, ceiling, clip, complexion, confidence, constraint, cost, cross, curb, curse, cursor, dent, embargo, emphasis, end, energy, faith, finger, focus, foot, halt, hand, head, hope, initial, knife, limit, money, moratorium, motion, needle, palm, perspective, point of view, premium, pressure, query, question, question mark, restriction, saving, signature, slant, sparkle, spell, spin, spotlight, squeeze, stamp, stitch, strain, strength, stress, surcharge, tag, tax, time, touch, trust, value, watch, weight
ad, advert, advertisement, ban, bet, blame, bomb, bullet, burden, capital, case, ceiling, clip, complexion, confidence, constraint, cost, cross, curb, curse, cursor, dent, embargo, emphasis, end, energy, faith, finger, focus, foot, halt, hand, head, hope, initial, knife, limit, money, moratorium, motion, needle, palm, perspective, point of view, premium, pressure, query, question, question mark, restriction, saving, signature, slant, sparkle, spell, spin, spotlight, squeeze, stamp, stitch, strain, strength, stress, surcharge, tag, tax, time, touch, trust, value, watch, weight