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put it about

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put it about

 

1. (British very informal) to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people (usually in continuous tenses) She's been putting it about a bit recently, hasn't she?

2. to tell a lot of people news or information that may not be true (usually + that ) Her rivals put it about that she was responsible for the crisis.

See also: put