(idiomatic) To perform excellently; to put on a show of brilliance.

present participle of put to work

(idiomatic) to put to use / Give a job; Force to work (even if it is make-work)

Alternative form of put the brakes on

(idiomatic, transitive) To stop (an event, action, or process) or to slow it down. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.

(of an event) Secretly arranged in advance, especially in order to defraud someone or to advance one's own interests. [from 19th c.]

Something prearranged or faked in order to trick someone or to advance one's own interests.

(idiomatic) To encourage or trick (someone) to perform an action which is foolish or wrong.

present participle of put back

present participle of stay put