put upon



put upon

v.
To impose on someone; overburden someone. Used chiefly in the passive: My teacher is often put upon by the students.
See also: put, upon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gracia['greiʃiə]
LiseLEE-se (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), LEES (English), LEEZ (English)French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Anica-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
KaylynKAY-linEnglish (Modern)
BerthaBER-tah (German), BUR-thə (English)German, English, Ancient Germanic
Ossian-Literature