put it to

提案する、審議にかける

考えたり決めたりしてもらうために、意見や質問を相手に示すこと。

やさしい英語で： To present an idea or question for someone to consider or decide.

• Let us put it to a vote.
• She put it to the committee for approval.
• I put it to you that there is another explanation.

使い方： put it to someone that + clause (I put it to you that this plan is too expensive.); put it to a vote (The chair put it to a vote.)

類義語： propose, submit, suggest

よく使う表現： put it to someone, put it to vote

伝える、説明する

あることを、特定の言い方で相手に伝えること。

やさしい英語で： To express something to someone in a particular way.

• Let me put it to you simply.
• She put it to me gently: my work needed improvement.
• He put it to us bluntly: there was no money left.

使い方： put it to someone + adverb (Let me put it to you plainly: we need help.)

類義語： say, express, explain

よく使う表現： put it to someone, put it to me

仕事を押しつける

無理なくこなせる量を大きく超える仕事や責任を、人に負わせること。

やさしい英語で： To give someone far more work or responsibility than they can comfortably handle.

• The boss really put it to us.
• They put it to her by assigning every difficult task to her.
• You are putting it to him with all these extra duties.

使い方： put it to someone (The boss put it to us with three extra jobs.)

類義語： overburden, overload

よく使う表現： put it to someone, put it to workers

責任を押しつける、せいにする

問題が起きた責任は、ある人や物にあると言うこと。

やさしい英語で： To say that someone or something is responsible for a problem.

• They put it to the manager.
• When the plan failed, the committee put it to its leader.
• Nobody accepted responsibility; they put it to bad luck instead.

使い方： put it to someone/something (The team put it to poor management.)

類義語： blame, attribute

よく使う表現： put it to someone, put it to management

だます、ぼったくる

人をだましたり不当に扱ったりして、お金や利益を得ること。

やさしい英語で： To treat someone unfairly to get their money or gain another advantage.

• That mechanic really put it to me.
• The dealer put it to her by charging twice the usual price.
• Do not let that dishonest seller put it to you.

使い方： put it to someone (That dealer really put it to me on the price.)

類義語： cheat, swindle, rip off

よく使う表現： put it to someone, put it to customers