to ask people to vote on a proposal
to ask someone a question
to cause problems or difficulties for someone by making them do something for you
to explain a plan or suggestion to a group of people so that they can discuss it and decide whether to accept it or not
Despite pressure, the chairperson refused to put the issue to the vote.
I put it to her that their relationship may not have been as good as she thought.
I put the resolution to the meeting.
The questions they put to me were quite difficult to answer.
You don’t have to give me a lift. I don’t want to put you to any trouble.
puts to
putting to
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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