put

/lay (one's) cards on the table

To make frank and clear revelation, as of one's motives or intentions.

put

/have all (one's) eggs in one basket Informal

To risk everything on a single venture.

put

/set (one's) house in order

To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.

See:

a price on head
a put-up job
at ease
at loose ends
back on track
be hard put
be put behind bars
be put in (one's) place
be put out of business
be put out of humour
be put out of sorts
be put through the hoop
be put through the mangle
be put through the wringer
be put to rights
be put to the sword
behind bars
behind the eight ball
brave face, put on a
cart before the horse, put the
clamp down on
don't put all your eggs in one basket
Don't put the cart before the horse
flesh out
foot in one's mouth, put one's
for two cents
get a quart into a pint pot
get back up
get dander up
get head down
get nose out of joint and have nose out of joint; put nose out of ...
get on feet
get one over on
get own house in order
get someone's back up
get the wind up
give teeth to
go on record
Hands up!
hard put
hard put to
hard put, be
hard yards
have on
He puts his pants on one leg at a time
heart in it, have one's
hold a gun to head
I can't put a name to her
I wouldn't put it past
I'll put a stop to that
in a bad mood
in apple-pie order
in effect
in harm's way
in limbo
in one's way
in orbit
in order
in over head
in perspective
in place
in play
in the back of mind
in the doghouse
in the doldrums
in the gutter
in the hole
in the middle of nowhere
in the open
in the picture, be
in writing
insert between
know where to put
lay a finger on
lay at door
lay at feet
lay cards on the table
lay hands on
lay it on the line
lay on
lay one's cards on the table
lay some sweet lines on
lay some sweet lines on someone
lid on
make a dent in
never put off until tomorrow
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
nose out of joint, have one's
not put a foot wrong
not put it past
not put something past someone
not put stock in (something)
not to put too fine a point on it
off game
off the track
on a diet
on a pedestal
on a pedestal, put
on hold
on ice
on its feet
on shoulders
on the back burner
on the block
on the cuff
on the front burner
on the market
on the spot
on track
out in the cold
out of business
out on a limb
over a barrel
pick up what (one) is putting down
place before
pull a fast one
put
put (one) down for
put (one) on the griddle
put (one) on the hot seat
put (one) through (one's) facings
put (one) to work
put (one) under
put (one's) affairs in order
put (one's) ass on the line
put (one's) butt on the line
put (one's) hand to (something)
put (one's) hands together (for someone or something)
put (one's) hat in(to) the ring
put (one's) head in the lion's mouth
put (one's) head in the wolf's mouth
put (one's) John Hancock on
put (one's) lights out
put (one's) neck on the block
put (one's) pants on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
put (one's) trousers on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
put (one's/someone's) back up
put (one's/someone's) mind to rest
put (one's/someone's) name in the hat
put (oneself) across
put (oneself) at (one's) ease
put (oneself) in (someone's) shoes
put (out) to sea
put (someone or something) out of business
put (someone or something) under a microscope
put (someone) behind bars
put (someone) out of humour
put (someone) out of sorts
put (someone) right
put (someone) straight
put (someone) through the hoop
put (someone) through the mangle
put (someone) to the sword
put (someone) under the cosh
put (someone) under the pump
put (someone's) teeth on edge
put (something) in(to) perspective
put (something) into action
put (something) on one side
put (something) on the back burner
put (something) on the front burner
put (something) on the long finger
put (something) straight
put (something) through its paces
put (something) to one side
put (something) to rights
put (something) to work
put a (monkey) wrench in(to) the works
put a bee in bonnet
put a bomb under
put a brave face on
put a bug in ear
put a bug in someone's ear
put a cap on
put a con on someone
put a contract out on
Put a cork in it!
put a crimp in
put a dampener on (something)
put a damper on
put a damper on something
put a dog off the scent
put a foot wrong
put a good face on
put a gun to (someone's) head
put a hold on
put a horse out to pasture
put a lid on
Put a lid on it!
put a plug in
put a premium on
put a price on
put a price on (someone's) head
put a rocket under
put a rope to the eye of a needle
put a smile on face
put a smile on someone’s face
Put a sock in it!
put a spanner in the works
put a spin on
put a spoke in wheel
put a spotlight on
put a stop to
put a strain on
put a/the plug in the jug
put about
put above
put across
put ahead
put all eggs in one basket
put all one's eggs in one basket
put among
put an amount of time in on
put an animal down
put an animal out
put an end
put an end to
put an idea in(to) (someone's) head
put aside
put at
put at a premium
put at an amount
put at disposal
put at someone's disposal
put away
put back
put back into
put back the clock
put back to
put balls on
put balls on something
put before
put behind
put behind one
put best foot forward
put by
put cards on the table
put dibs on
put down
put down (an animal)
put down as
put down as bad
put down in black and white
put down roots
put down to
put down to experience
Put 'er there
put eye out
put face on
put feet up
put finger on
put flesh on
put food on the table
put foot down
put foot in it
put foot in mouth
put foot to the floor
put forth
put forward
put hair on chest
put hair up
put hand in pocket
put hand on heart
put hand to the plow
put hand up
put hands on
put head above the parapet
put head on the block
put heads together
put heart and soul into
put heart into
put house in order
put ideas into head
put ideas into someone's head
put in
put in (one's) tuppence (worth)
put in (one's) two cents
put in (one's) two cents' worth
put in (one's) two pennies (worth)
put in (one's) twopence (worth)
put in a good word
put in a good word for
put in a hard day at work
put in a hole
put in a nutshell
put in an appearance
put in an awkward position
put in for
put in force
put in head
put in in two penn'orth
put in jeopardy
put in layaway
put in mind
put in mind of
put in mothballs
put in motion
put in one's two cents
put in order
put in place
put in print
put in quotes
put in service
put in some place
put in the picture
put in the shade
put in the way of
put in touch with
put in work
put into
put into effect
put into order
put into power
put into practice
put into service
put into words
put it about
Put it in their back yard!
put it mildly
put it on the line
Put it there
put it to
put lead in one's pencil
put lead in pencil
put life on the line
put lipstick on a pig
put mind at ease
put mind at rest
put mind to
put mind to it
put money on
put money up
put money where mouth is
put neck on the line
put no stock in (something)
put nose in
put nose out of joint
put nose to the grindstone
put oar in
put off
put off by
put off stride
put off the scent
put off the track
put on
put on (one's) dancing shoes
put on (one's) thinking cap
put on a brave face
put on a brave front
put on a front
put on a pedestal
put on airs
put on an act
put on hold
put on ice
put on one's thinking cap
put on paper
put on the block
put on the cuff
put on the dog
put on the feed bag
put on the feedbag
put on the map
put on the nosebag
put on the ritz
put on the shelf
put on the spot
put on the street
put on weight
put one at ease
put one foot in front of the other
put one in mind of
put one in place
put one off
put one off one's stride
put one off stride
put one on guard
put one on honor
put one out
put one over on
put one past (someone)
put one through paces
put one’s nose in
put one’s nose in where it’s not wanted
put one's back into it
put one's best foot forward
put one's face on
put one's feet up
put one's finger on
put one's foot down
put one's foot in it
put one's house in order
put one's mind to
put one's money where one's mouth is
put one's oar in
put one's shoulder to the wheel
put oneself out
put oneself straight
put onto
put our heads together
put out
put out a warrant
put out a/the fire
put out feelers
put out fires
put out for
put out of
put out of mind
put out of misery
put out of one's mind
put out of the way
put out the red carpet (for someone)
put out the welcome mat (for someone)
put out to grass
put out to pasture
put over
put over knee
put over on
put over the top
put own house in order
put paid to
put past
put pen to paper
put people or things together
put people's heads together
put plainly
put pressure on
put right
put roots down
put shirt on
put shoulder to the wheel
put some creature out of its misery
put some distance between
put some distance between someone and someone/something
put some sweet lines on someone
put some teeth into
put someone away
put someone in his or her place
put someone on
put someone out of his or her misery
put someone out of the way
put someone through his or her paces
put someone to bed with a shovel
put someone up
put someone up to
put someone/something out of the way
put someone’s nose out of joint
put something away
put something on the street
put something over on
put stock in
put store by (something or someone)
put store in (something or someone)
put teeth into
put that in your pipe and smoke it
Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
put the
put the acid on (someone)
put the arm on
put the arm on someone
put the bee on (someone)
put the bite on
put the bite on someone
put the blame on
put the boot in
put the brakes on
put the cart before the horse
put the cat among the pigeons
put the chill on
put the chill on someone
put the clamps on
put the clamps on someone/something
put the clock back
put the dampener on (something)
put the damper on (something)
put the fear of God in
put the fear of God into
put the feed bag on
put the finger on
put the finger on someone
Put the flags out!
put the freeze on someone
put the frighteners on
put the genie back in the bottle
put the hammer down
put the hard word on someone
put the heat on
put the heat on someone
put the kibosh on
put the kibosh on something
put the knife in
put the lid on
put the lie to
put the make
put the make on
put the make on someone
put the mockers on
put the moves on someone
put the pedal to the metal
put the record straight

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ruthi	-	Old Church Slavic
MÓZes	-	Hungarian
Kittie	['kiti]
Rufus	['ru:fəs]
Barrfind	-	Irish
Armida	-	Italian, Spanish