put at someone's disposal



put at someone's disposal

Allow one to use, as in They put their car at our disposal for our entire stay. This idiom employs disposal in the sense of "the liberty or power to use something," a usage dating from the early-1600s.
See also: disposal, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sari (1)SAH-reeFinnish
Mirche-Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Theodorathee-ə-DAWR-ə (English)English, Greek, Ancient Greek
PrzemysŁAwpzhe-MIS-wahfPolish
BaldwinBAWLD-win (English)English, Ancient Germanic
AydenAY-dənEnglish (Modern)