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put one out

  1. Inconvenience one, as in Will it put you out if we arrive early? Also see put oneself out . [Mid-1800s]

  2. Offend or irritate one, as in His watching television while I visited put me out . [Early 1800s] Also see put out .



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put one off one's strideput one's back into it