putsomeonethroughsomething
phrasal verbwithputverbuk/pʊt/us/pʊt/present participleputting|past tense and past participleput
(BAD EXPERIENCE)
to make someoneexperiencesomethingunpleasantordifficult:
I'msorryto put you through thisordeal.
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw dealidiom
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- pick onsomeone
- prey
- prey onsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization
(EDUCATION)
topayfor someone tostudyatschool,college, oruniversity:
It'scostingthem a lot ofmoneyto puttheirchildrenthroughschool.
She's putting herselfthroughcollege.
Paying money
- advance
- ante up (something)
- balance
- burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
- chargeable
- co-finance
- compensate
- congestion charge
- cough
- foot
- lash
- pay top dollaridiom
- payer
- ransom
- settle up
- sink intosomething
- spender
- splash out(something)
- spring forsomething
- stretch tosomething