put it to

Idioms  

1. Present for consideration, as in Let's put it to a vote , or I put it to you, I did the best I could under the circumstances . [Mid-1700s]

2. Present something in a forceful, candid manner to someone, as in I can't put it to you any more clearly—stay away from the electrical equipment .

3. Overburden with tasks or work, as in They really put it to him, expecting to do all the packing .

4. Blame on, as in They didn't know who broke the window so they put it to Sam .

5. Take unfair advantage, cheat, as in That used-car dealer really put it to Betty .

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Example Sentences

As one person put it to me, "you can't have the DG, the CEO of News and the chair all resign".

From BBC

But I put it to him that truth matters.

From BBC

She put it to the back of her mind for a while, despite thinking it was a sign, but it crept back up: “It kept haunting me that this was something I should do.”

From Los Angeles Times

As one former senior BBC executive put it to me, after the BBC had rejected offering compensation, "they've made the right call".

From BBC

As former head of BBC comms, John Shield put it to me "the DG job is one of the hardest in public life".

From BBC