put to it, be



put to it, be

Be confronted with a severe difficulty, as in I was put to it to finish this book on time. This usage is derived from the active sense of put to it, that is, "force or challenge someone to something." [c. 1600]
See also: put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oriono-RIE-ən (English)Greek Mythology
Slavica-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Durai-Tamil
Abhijit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
KatelinKAYT-linEnglish (Modern)
GeraintGE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English)Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance