putsomeoneup tosomething
phrasal verbwithputverbuk/pʊt/us/pʊt/present participleputting|past tense and past participleput
toencouragesomeone to do something, usually somethingwrong:
Ithinkhe was put up to it by hisfriends.
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- lean
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- soft sell
- tub-thumping
- urge
- woo
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom