(idiomatic) To compel someone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.

To bring someone into a situation where they are sure to be misunderstood by others.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of put a bug in someone's ear

To make a small suggestion or give a hint that causes the listener to act.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of put the cart before the horse

To capture or pin down someone.

To raise one's hand (various senses). / (colloquial, with 'to') To confess or admit (to something).

Alternative form of put one's hand up.

(transitive) To avoid thinking about something.

(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To revert a situation.