Phrasal verbs are an important feature of the English language. The meaning of a phrasal verb often bears no relation to the meaning of either the verb or the particle which is used with it. Many phrasal verbs have several different meanings.
Put down (to make someone feel unimportant by criticising them)
I do not know why he put me down in front of everyone.
Put forth (to express an opinion so that it can be considered)
The Opposition has put forth a plan for improving public services.
Put forward (to express an opinion so that it can be considered)
The U.S. has put forward a plan for peace in the Middle East.
Put in (to make an official request to do something)
A prominent businessman has put in a bid to construct a public library.
Put into (if you put your time or effort into something you spend a lot of time and effort doing it)
The author has put muchwork into finishing his latest novel.
Put off (to decide to do something at a later time)
We have decided to put off the wedding due to financial constraints.
Put on (to put a piece of clothing onto your body)
Put your coat on if you are attending courts.
Put out (to make a light stop shining by pressing a switch)
Could you put out the light?
Put over (to express an idea clearly so that others will understand it)
She managed to put over her point of view.
Put through (to test something or someone to see if they can do what they should be able to do)
The manufacturer will put all the vehicles through a series of tests.
Put to (to suggest an idea to someone so that they can consider it)
We will put our proposals to the negotiating committee.
Put together (to put the parts of something in the correct order)
Can you put my new water filter together?
Put towards (to use an amount of money to pay part of the cost of something)
Father gave me some money and I’ll put it towards a new motorcycle.
Put up (to build something)
We are putting up a wall around the land.
Put up with (to accept unpleasant behaviour even though you do not like it)
How do you put up with such a hot-tempered man?
Puzzle out (to find the solution to a problem by thinking carefully about it)
This is a complicated issue and I cannot puzzle it out.
Quarrel with (to disagree with an idea)
I am not quarrelling with the idea that everybody has a say in this matter.
Queue up (to stand in a line in order to wait for something)
We queued up to buy fuel for the car.
Quieten down (to become quieter)
The speaker tried to quieten down the audience.
Raffle off (to offer something as a prize in a raffle)
They were raffling off tickets to raise funds for a school building.
Rail at (to complain angrily about someone or something)
People rail at law’s delays.
Rain down (to fall suddenly in large amounts)
Bombs rained down on Ukraine.
Rake in (to earn a large amount of money, especially without doing much work)
Some ministers have raked in large sums of money.
Rake over (to talk about something unpleasant again and again)
I don’t like to rake over the past events.