put one out
Idioms-
Inconvenience one, as in Will it put you out if we arrive early? Also see put oneself out . [Mid-1800s]
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Offend or irritate one, as in His watching television while I visited put me out . [Early 1800s] Also see put out .
Example Sentences
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“I put one out called ‘Shaken and Stirred.’
From Los Angeles Times
“I knew if I put one out there just keep running,” Garrett said.
From Washington Times
In the end, Mr. Trump did not put one out, but aides said the tone was similar to his tweets in the evening, in which he appeared to take credit for Ms. Murphy’s decision to allow the transition to begin.
From New York Times
Sure enough, probably about five days later, a photo was going around online that somebody in Chelsea had put one out on their fire escape.
From Slate
“I could write you another album this week that would probably be pretty good. I’m sorry to say that, but I know how to write a song and I could do it again. So, if I need to write another album and put one out next year, I’ll just do that. It’s not that big a deal.”
From Washington Post
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