if a ship puts into a port, it stops there
to choose someone for a job or position, especially an important one
to improve something by adding a particular quality to it
to invest money in something
to spend a particular amount of time doing something, or to make a particular amount of effort in order to do something
How much are you prepared to put into the business?
I put a lot of work into the speech.
I want to put some excitement back into my life.
John had been put into a job that in fact he was born to do.
Try and put some enthusiasm into your work.
puts into
putting into
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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