English · Common Verbs
put down
/pʊt daʊn/
[/pʊt daʊn/]
place down; criticise
Beginnerverb
Definition
To place something you are holding onto a surface, or to criticise someone unfairly.
Example
Put down your phone and listen, please.
Put down your phone and listen, please.
Etymology
From 'put' plus 'down', the literal lowering of an object.
How & Where It’s Used
Common literally and figuratively for criticism.