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put

/lay (one's) cards on the table

To make frank and clear revelation, as of one's motives or intentions.

put

/have all (one's) eggs in one basket Informal

To risk everything on a single venture.

put

/set (one's) house in order

To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.

See:

• a price on head
• a put-up job
• at ease
• at loose ends
• back on track
• be hard put
• be put behind bars
• be put in (one's) place
• be put out of business
• be put out of humour
• be put out of sorts
• be put through the hoop
• be put through the mangle
• be put through the wringer
• be put to rights
• be put to the sword
• behind bars
• behind the eight ball
• brave face, put on a
• cart before the horse, put the
• clamp down on
• don't put all your eggs in one basket
• Don't put the cart before the horse
• flesh out
• foot in one's mouth, put one's
• for two cents
• get a quart into a pint pot
• get back up
• get dander up
• get head down
• get nose out of joint and have nose out of joint; put nose out of ...
• get on feet
• get one over on
• get own house in order
• get someone's back up
• get the wind up
• give teeth to
• go on record
• Hands up!
• hard put
• hard put to
• hard put, be
• hard yards
• have on
• He puts his pants on one leg at a time
• heart in it, have one's
• hold a gun to head
• I can't put a name to her
• I wouldn't put it past
• I'll put a stop to that
• in a bad mood
• in apple-pie order
• in effect
• in harm's way
• in limbo
• in one's way
• in orbit
• in order
• in over head
• in perspective
• in place
• in play
• in the back of mind
• in the doghouse
• in the doldrums
• in the gutter
• in the hole
• in the middle of nowhere
• in the open
• in the picture, be
• in writing
• insert between
• know where to put
• lay a finger on
• lay at door
• lay at feet
• lay cards on the table
• lay hands on
• lay it on the line
• lay on
• lay one's cards on the table
• lay some sweet lines on
• lay some sweet lines on someone
• lid on
• make a dent in
• never put off until tomorrow
• Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
• nose out of joint, have one's
• not put a foot wrong
• not put it past
• not put something past someone
• not put stock in (something)
• not to put too fine a point on it
• off game
• off the track
• on a diet
• on a pedestal
• on a pedestal, put
• on hold
• on ice
• on its feet
• on shoulders
• on the back burner
• on the block
• on the cuff
• on the front burner
• on the market
• on the spot
• on track
• out in the cold
• out of business
• out on a limb
• over a barrel
• pick up what (one) is putting down
• place before
• pull a fast one
• put
• put (one) down for
• put (one) on the griddle
• put (one) on the hot seat
• put (one) through (one's) facings
• put (one) to work
• put (one) under
• put (one's) affairs in order
• put (one's) ass on the line
• put (one's) butt on the line
• put (one's) hand to (something)
• put (one's) hands together (for someone or something)
• put (one's) hat in(to) the ring
• put (one's) head in the lion's mouth
• put (one's) head in the wolf's mouth
• put (one's) John Hancock on
• put (one's) lights out
• put (one's) neck on the block
• put (one's) pants on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
• put (one's) trousers on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
• put (one's/someone's) back up
• put (one's/someone's) mind to rest
• put (one's/someone's) name in the hat
• put (oneself) across
• put (oneself) at (one's) ease
• put (oneself) in (someone's) shoes
• put (out) to sea
• put (someone or something) out of business
• put (someone or something) under a microscope
• put (someone) behind bars
• put (someone) out of humour
• put (someone) out of sorts
• put (someone) right
• put (someone) straight
• put (someone) through the hoop
• put (someone) through the mangle
• put (someone) to the sword
• put (someone) under the cosh
• put (someone) under the pump
• put (someone's) teeth on edge
• put (something) in(to) perspective
• put (something) into action
• put (something) on one side
• put (something) on the back burner
• put (something) on the front burner
• put (something) on the long finger
• put (something) straight
• put (something) through its paces
• put (something) to one side
• put (something) to rights
• put (something) to work
• put a (monkey) wrench in(to) the works
• put a bee in bonnet
• put a bomb under
• put a brave face on
• put a bug in ear
• put a bug in someone's ear
• put a cap on
• put a con on someone
• put a contract out on
• Put a cork in it!
• put a crimp in
• put a dampener on (something)
• put a damper on
• put a damper on something
• put a dog off the scent
• put a foot wrong
• put a good face on
• put a gun to (someone's) head
• put a hold on
• put a horse out to pasture
• put a lid on
• Put a lid on it!
• put a plug in
• put a premium on
• put a price on
• put a price on (someone's) head
• put a rocket under
• put a rope to the eye of a needle
• put a smile on face
• put a smile on someone’s face
• Put a sock in it!
• put a spanner in the works
• put a spin on
• put a spoke in wheel
• put a spotlight on
• put a stop to
• put a strain on
• put a/the plug in the jug
• put about
• put above
• put across
• put ahead
• put all eggs in one basket
• put all one's eggs in one basket
• put among
• put an amount of time in on
• put an animal down
• put an animal out
• put an end
• put an end to
• put an idea in(to) (someone's) head
• put aside
• put at
• put at a premium
• put at an amount
• put at disposal
• put at someone's disposal
• put away
• put back
• put back into
• put back the clock
• put back to
• put balls on
• put balls on something
• put before
• put behind
• put behind one
• put best foot forward
• put by
• put cards on the table
• put dibs on
• put down
• put down (an animal)
• put down as
• put down as bad
• put down in black and white
• put down roots
• put down to
• put down to experience
• Put 'er there
• put eye out
• put face on
• put feet up
• put finger on
• put flesh on
• put food on the table
• put foot down
• put foot in it
• put foot in mouth
• put foot to the floor
• put forth
• put forward
• put hair on chest
• put hair up
• put hand in pocket
• put hand on heart
• put hand to the plow
• put hand up
• put hands on
• put head above the parapet
• put head on the block
• put heads together
• put heart and soul into
• put heart into
• put house in order
• put ideas into head
• put ideas into someone's head
• put in
• put in (one's) tuppence (worth)
• put in (one's) two cents
• put in (one's) two cents' worth
• put in (one's) two pennies (worth)
• put in (one's) twopence (worth)
• put in a good word
• put in a good word for
• put in a hard day at work
• put in a hole
• put in a nutshell
• put in an appearance
• put in an awkward position
• put in for
• put in force
• put in head
• put in in two penn'orth
• put in jeopardy
• put in layaway
• put in mind
• put in mind of
• put in mothballs
• put in motion
• put in one's two cents
• put in order
• put in place
• put in print
• put in quotes
• put in service
• put in some place
• put in the picture
• put in the shade
• put in the way of
• put in touch with
• put in work
• put into
• put into effect
• put into order
• put into power
• put into practice
• put into service
• put into words
• put it about
• Put it in their back yard!
• put it mildly
• put it on the line
• Put it there
• put it to
• put lead in one's pencil
• put lead in pencil
• put life on the line
• put lipstick on a pig
• put mind at ease
• put mind at rest
• put mind to
• put mind to it
• put money on
• put money up
• put money where mouth is
• put neck on the line
• put no stock in (something)
• put nose in
• put nose out of joint
• put nose to the grindstone
• put oar in
• put off
• put off by
• put off stride
• put off the scent
• put off the track
• put on
• put on (one's) dancing shoes
• put on (one's) thinking cap
• put on a brave face
• put on a brave front
• put on a front
• put on a pedestal
• put on airs
• put on an act
• put on hold
• put on ice
• put on one's thinking cap
• put on paper
• put on the block
• put on the cuff
• put on the dog
• put on the feed bag
• put on the feedbag
• put on the map
• put on the nosebag
• put on the ritz
• put on the shelf
• put on the spot
• put on the street
• put on weight
• put one at ease
• put one foot in front of the other
• put one in mind of
• put one in place
• put one off
• put one off one's stride
• put one off stride
• put one on guard
• put one on honor
• put one out
• put one over on
• put one past (someone)
• put one through paces
• put one’s nose in
• put one’s nose in where it’s not wanted
• put one's back into it
• put one's best foot forward
• put one's face on
• put one's feet up
• put one's finger on
• put one's foot down
• put one's foot in it
• put one's house in order
• put one's mind to
• put one's money where one's mouth is
• put one's oar in
• put one's shoulder to the wheel
• put oneself out
• put oneself straight
• put onto
• put our heads together
• put out
• put out a warrant
• put out a/the fire
• put out feelers
• put out fires
• put out for
• put out of
• put out of mind
• put out of misery
• put out of one's mind
• put out of the way
• put out the red carpet (for someone)
• put out the welcome mat (for someone)
• put out to grass
• put out to pasture
• put over
• put over knee
• put over on
• put over the top
• put own house in order
• put paid to
• put past
• put pen to paper
• put people or things together
• put people's heads together
• put plainly
• put pressure on
• put right
• put roots down
• put shirt on
• put shoulder to the wheel
• put some creature out of its misery
• put some distance between
• put some distance between someone and someone/something
• put some sweet lines on someone
• put some teeth into
• put someone away
• put someone in his or her place
• put someone on
• put someone out of his or her misery
• put someone out of the way
• put someone through his or her paces
• put someone to bed with a shovel
• put someone up
• put someone up to
• put someone/something out of the way
• put someone’s nose out of joint
• put something away
• put something on the street
• put something over on
• put stock in
• put store by (something or someone)
• put store in (something or someone)
• put teeth into
• put that in your pipe and smoke it
• Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
• put the
• put the acid on (someone)
• put the arm on
• put the arm on someone
• put the bee on (someone)
• put the bite on
• put the bite on someone
• put the blame on
• put the boot in
• put the brakes on
• put the cart before the horse
• put the cat among the pigeons
• put the chill on
• put the chill on someone
• put the clamps on
• put the clamps on someone/something
• put the clock back
• put the dampener on (something)
• put the damper on (something)
• put the fear of God in
• put the fear of God into
• put the feed bag on
• put the finger on
• put the finger on someone
• Put the flags out!
• put the freeze on someone
• put the frighteners on
• put the genie back in the bottle
• put the hammer down
• put the hard word on someone
• put the heat on
• put the heat on someone
• put the kibosh on
• put the kibosh on something
• put the knife in
• put the lid on
• put the lie to
• put the make
• put the make on
• put the make on someone
• put the mockers on
• put the moves on someone
• put the pedal to the metal
• put the record straight