put+upon

  • 101put on — 1. Invest with, clothe. 2. Assume, take on. 3. Impose, inflict. 4. Impute to, charge upon. 5. Incite, instigate. 6. (Law.) Rest upon, submit to …

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  • 102upon\ the\ spot — adv or adj. phr. 1. • (up)on the spot At that exact time and at the same time or place; without waiting or leaving. The news of important events is often broadcast on the spot over television. When Tom ruined an expensive machine, his boss fired… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 103put the blame on — v. blame, place the blame upon, accuse one …

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  • 104put the blame on someone — blame someone, place the blame upon someone, accuse someone else of …

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  • 105put option — One under which buyer of the option may demand payment by the writer of a fixed price (the striking price) upon delivery by the buyer of a specified number of shares of stock. Gordon & Co. v. Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System, D.C.Mass …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 106impose upon — Synonyms and related words: abuse, abuse a privilege, barge in, bleed, bleed white, bother, break in, break in upon, burden with, burst in, butt in, charge, charge in, come between, crash, crash in, crash the gates, creep in, crowd in, cut in,… …

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  • 107fasten upon — Synonyms and related words: account for, accredit with, accrete to, accuse, acknowledge, allege, apply to, arraign, article, ascribe to, assign to, attach to, attribute to, blame, blame for, blame on, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring… …

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  • 108presume upon — Synonyms and related words: abuse, abuse a privilege, bleed, bleed white, bother, deceive, drain, encroach upon, exploit, foist on, ill use, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, make free with, make use of, manipulate, milk, misuse, obtrude… …

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  • 109force upon — Synonyms and related words: administer, apply, bestow, dose, dose with, enforce upon, force, give, insist, lay on, mete out to, obtrude on, ply, ply upon, prescribe for, press, press upon, push upon, put on, put upon, thrust upon, urge upon …

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  • 110To pass something upon some one — Pass Pass, v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc. (b) Hence: To go from one limit to the other of; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English