Complete the following sentences using appropriate words or expressions.

1. Do not believe what she says. She is just putting you …………………………….!

a) off

b) on

c) down

2. Feel free to call me if you cannot find a good hotel. I will put you …………………………………

a) on

b) down

c) up

3. I put …………………………………… on him but that did not help because he was already broke.

a) the bite

b) the finger

c) the blame

4. During the identification parade, the girl put …………………………………….. on the man who killed her mother.

a) the screws

b) the finger

c) the bite

5. My girlfriend is putting ………………………………………. on me to buy her a diamond necklace.

a) the fingers

b) the nails

c) the screws

Answers

1. Do not believe what she says. She is just putting you on!

2. Feel free to call me if you cannot find a good hotel. I will put you up.

3. I put the bite on him but that did not help because he was already broke.

4. During the identification parade, the girl put the finger on the man who killed her mother.

5. My girlfriend is putting the screws on me to buy her a diamond necklace.

Explanation

To put somebody on is to fool or tease him or her.

To put somebody up is to provide accommodation.

To put the bite on someone is to try to get money from him or her.

To put the finger on somebody is to identify him or her.

To put the screws on somebody is to pressure them to do something.