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1	I don't see why you think so much of him. It's not good to put people ______ .
		paid
		in mind
		in the picture
		in his place
		on a pedestal

2	He's done so well that he has put the other sales people ______.
		nose out of joint
		in the shade
		out of your misery
		out to pasture
		through hell

3	We need to cut costs dramatically. All our expenditure needs to be put ______ . We must find savings.
		nose out of joint
		in the shade
		down to experience
		on hold
		under the microscope

4	He was getting very difficult to control so I had to put him ______ .
		paid
		in mind
		in the picture
		in his place
		words

5	I know you are eager to know if you've got the job so I'll put you ______ and tell you that you have.
		on the right track
		on the spot
		out of your misery
		in his place
		on a pedestal

6	I'm afraid we don't have the finance for that project. We're going to have to put it ______ for the time being.
		nose out of joint
		in the shade
		down to experience
		on hold
		through hell

7	That's not exactly what I said. You're trying to put ______ into my mouth.
		on the map
		the cart
		your heads together
		up or shut up
		words

8	This is a major discovery and should certainly put this company ______ .
		on the map
		in the shade
		down to experience
		on hold
		under the microscope

9	I don't think you've got a better plan so stop criticizing this one. Either put ______
		on the map
		the cart
		your heads together
		up or shut up
		under the microscope

10	If you come for a beer, I'll quickly put you ______ about what has happened.
		paid
		in mind
		in the picture
		up or shut up
		words

11	You shouldn't have said that. If you put her ______ , she will be very unhelpful.
		nose out of joint
		on the spot
		out of your misery
		out to pasture
		through hell

12	He's getting too old for the job. He needs to be put ______ .
		on the right track
		on the spot
		out of your misery
		out to pasture
		on a pedestal

13	I'm sorry but I don't think you are approaching this problem correctly. You're putting ______ before the horse.
		on the map
		the cart
		down to experience
		on hold
		under the microscope

14	I started off by approaching the problem all wrong but I spoke to Harry and he put me ______
		on the right track
		in mind
		in the picture
		in his place
		on a pedestal

15	I just didn't know what to say. She put me completely ______ .
		on the right track
		on the spot
		in the picture
		in his place
		on a pedestal

16	When you talk about that, it puts me ______ of something that happened several years ago.
		paid
		in mind
		your heads together
		up or shut up
		words

17	He was the worst boss I ever had. He really put me ______ .
		on the right track
		on the spot
		out of your misery
		out to pasture
		through hell

18	We've definitely lost this contract. Never mind, we'll put it ______ and hope we can do better next time.
		nose out of joint
		in the shade
		down to experience
		out to pasture
		through hell

19	I want you two to go away and put ______ and come up with a better idea.
		on the map
		the cart
		your heads together
		on hold
		under the microscope

20	I'm afraid I'm going to have to buy a new car. That puts ______ to my idea of having a holiday in Bermuda.
		paid
		the cart
		your heads together
		up or shut up
		words