put up to

[talk over] {v.} 1. To talk together about; try to agree about or decide by talking; discuss. * /Tom talked his plan over with his father before he bought the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

rope into

[rope into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To trick into; persuade dishonestly. * /Jerry let the big boys rope him into stealing some apples./ 2. To get (someone) to join in; persuade […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

talk into

[talk into] {v.} 1. To get (someone) to agree to; make (someone) decide on (doing something) by talking; persuade to. - Used with a verbal noun. * /Bob talked us […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

talk out of

[talk out of] {v.} 1. To persuade not to; make agree or decide not to. - Used with a verbal noun. * /Mary's mother talked her out of quitting school./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put away

[put away] {v.} 1. To put in the right place or out of sight. * /She put away the towels./ 2. To lay aside; stop thinking […]

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сесть в лужу

[сесть в лужу] или [сесть в галошу] {v. phr.} {informal} {perf.} to get oneself into a mess / fix; to […]

haul off

[haul off] {v.} To move suddenly. - Used with "and" usually before a verb like "hit" or "kick". * /Ed hauled off and hit the […]