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put to it, be
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
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Gender
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Usage
Orion
o-RIE-ən
(English)
Greek Mythology
Slavica
-
Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Durai
-
Tamil
Abhijit
-
Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Katelin
KAYT-lin
English (Modern)
Geraint
GE-rient
(Welsh)
, ji-RAYNT
(English)
Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
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