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put something together

1. Lit. to assemble something. How long will it take to put dinner together? This model was put together incorrectly.

2. Fig. to consider some facts and arrive at a conclusion. I couldn't put everything together to figure out the answer in time. When I put together all the facts, I found the answer.

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"Oh, very nice," answered the kangaroo; "that is, when they're properly put together. The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context But these parts had to be put together and arranged? 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context When he was only ten years old the boy was cleverer than all the King's counsellors put together, and when he was twenty he was the greatest hero in the whole kingdom. The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context			put the lid on put the make on put the mockers on put the pedal to the metal put the record straight put the roses in cheeks put the screws on put the seal on put the skids on put the skids under put the squeeze on put thinking cap on put through put through hell put through paces put through the mill put through the wringer put to bed put to bed with a shovel put to death put to rest put to shame put to sleep put to the test put to use put together put too fine a point on put toward put trust in put two and two together put two cents in put two fingers up at put under the microscope put up a brave front put up a fight put up a front put up against put up dukes put up or shut up Put up or shut up! put upon by put wear on put weight on put weight on some part of the body put words in mouth put years on Put your money where your mouth is! Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry put-up job putt along putter around			put to shame put to shame put to shame put to shame put to sleep put to sleep put to sleep put to sleep put to sleep put to sleep put to sleep put to the proof put to the sword put to the sword put to the sword put to the test put to the test put to the test put to the test put to the test put to the test put to the torch put to the torch put to the torch put to the vote put to use put to use put to work put to work put to wrong use put together Put Together Quickly put too fine a point on put toward put trust in put two and two together put two and two together put two and two together put two and two together put two and two together put two cents in put two fingers up at put under put under an injunction put under an interdiction put under arrest put under contract put under duress put under embargo put under lock and key put under obligation put under prohibition put under restraint put under suspicion put under the ban put under the microscope put under water put up put up put up put up

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