put one off



put one off

1. Repel or repulse someone, as in His bad manners put her off, or They were put off by the bad smell. [c. 1900]
2. put someone off. Persuade someone to delay further action, as in He put off the creditors, promising to pay next week, or They managed to put him off from suing. [Early 1600s]
See also: off, one, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Constantius-Late Roman
DelmarDEL-mərEnglish
Perchuhi-Armenian
Makotomah-ko-toJapanese
ShawndaSHAWN-dəEnglish
SebastiÃO-Portuguese