put someone on to | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toshow; todrawsomeone'sattentionto somethingusefulorinteresting.Antonym:put off1989May 6, Liz Galst, “Meet Meg Lacey, Private Heat”, inGay Community News, page 7:O.D.'d, the coroner said. But Meg thought there was more to it. And there was. Much more. Thinking this might be a lead, Meg's friend Joanna, a lesbian and a prostitute,put her on toa bar called Kinky's. Kinky's is where pre-pubescent girls got recruited for kiddy porn films and working the streets.2020January 8, Jenny Stevens, “Doors drummer John Densmore: 'It took me years to forgive Jim Morrison'”, inKatharine Viner, editor,The Guardian‎[1], London:Guardian News & Media,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon3 June 2023:Collegeput him on tojazz, and he worshipped at the altar of Coltrane and Davis.2020December 11,Sam Sifton, “What to Cook This Weekend”, inThe New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon25 November 2022:My colleague John Eligonput me on tothis excellent video explanation of and recipe for doubles, one of Trinidad and Tobago's greatest foods. That's on the weekend docket as well!2023January 11, Richard Evans, “Our tip of the year is ’very cheap, very unloved and highly profitable’”, inChris Evans, editor,The Daily Telegraph‎[3], London:Telegraph Media Group,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon28 January 2023:It's time to name Questor's tip of the year and as usual we have sought the views of the fund manager whoput us on tothe best performer of last year under our "Follow the Money" banner.

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