if you put something down to a particular reason, you think it has happened for that reason
to decide not to be affected by an unpleasant experience, but to accept that such things happen and cannot be avoided
Her work ethic and desire to go back into the recording studio three months after giving birth is something she puts down to her mother 's influence.
I put his irritability down to tiredness.
One of those things BMW can put down to experience.
Partly this can be put down to the car 's design.
The hike in value is put down to Britain 's recovering economy and a boost in consumer confidence.
puts down to
putting down to
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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