Could you put me through to customer services, please?
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put someone through — put (someone/something) through to arrange for a telephone call to be made to a place or person. The international operator put me through to London. Passengers could put through calls on their cell phones … New idioms dictionary
put something through — put (someone/something) through to arrange for a telephone call to be made to a place or person. The international operator put me through to London. Passengers could put through calls on their cell phones … New idioms dictionary
put somebody through — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put somebody through it — put sb ˈthrough it idiom (informal, especially BrE) to force sb to experience sth difficult or unpleasant • They really put me through it (= asked me difficult questions) at the interview. Main entry: ↑put … Useful english dictionary
put someone through — 1) connect someone by telephone to another person or place put me through to the mayor, please 2) subject someone to an unpleasant or demanding experience I hate Brian for what he put me through 3) pay for someone to attend school or college … Useful english dictionary
put something through its paces — put someone through their paces/put something through its paces/ phrase to make a person or machine show how good they are at doing something The test drivers put the new models through their paces. Thesaurus: to test something or someonesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
put someone through their paces — put someone through their paces/put something through its paces/ phrase to make a person or machine show how good they are at doing something The test drivers put the new models through their paces. Thesaurus: to test something or someonesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
put one through one's paces — {v. phr.} To train and discipline someone; test one s abilities. * /The new recruits were certainly put through their paces by the drill sergeant./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one through one's paces — {v. phr.} To train and discipline someone; test one s abilities. * /The new recruits were certainly put through their paces by the drill sergeant./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put someone through (their) paces — put (someone/something) through (their) paces to test the ability or skill of a person or system. This contest will really put you guys through your paces. Frank took the car for a drive through the mountains and really put it through its paces … New idioms dictionary
