put sb onto sth
— phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
› to introduce a person to something or someone that could bring them an advantage: David put me onto a wonderful vegetarian cookery book. Can you put me onto (= tell me where to find) a good dentist?Finding and discovering
(Definition of put sb onto sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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put sb out phrasal verb
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put sb out to pasture idiom
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put sb through phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- a fishing expedition idiom
- ascertain verb
- break fresh/new ground idiom
- breakthrough noun
- catch sb red-handed idiom
- find (sth) out phrasal verb
- finder noun
- finders keepers (losers weepers) idiom
- finding noun (DISCOVERY)
- flush sb out phrasal verb
- on the scent idiom
- orientate verb (FIND POSITION)
- pin sth down phrasal verb
- put your finger on sth idiom
- rake sth out phrasal verb
- run sb/sth down phrasal verb (FIND)
- smell sth/sb out phrasal verb
- suss verb
- unlock verb
- winkle sth/sb out phrasal verb
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