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Meaning of put someone on to | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To show; to draw someone's attention to something useful or interesting.

idiomatic

Examples

“O.D.'d, the coroner said. But Meg thought there was more to it. And there was. Much more. Thinking this might be a lead, Meg's friend Joanna, a lesbian and a prostitute, put her on to a bar called Kinky's. Kinky's is where pre-pubescent girls got recruited for kiddy porn films and working the streets.”
“College put him on to jazz, and he worshipped at the altar of Coltrane and Davis.”
“My colleague John Eligon put me on to this excellent video explanation of and recipe for doubles, one of Trinidad and Tobago's greatest foods. That's on the weekend docket as well!”
“It's time to name Questor's tip of the year and as usual we have sought the views of the fund manager who put us on to the best performer of last year under our "Follow the Money" banner.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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