put it to
verb1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, it, to.
- I will put it to you very candidly.
2
To put up for consideration.
- put it to a vote
3
To overload with work or obligations.
- You really put it to him, making him do all the heavy-lifting.
4
To blame on.
- They did not have an easy scapegoat, so they put it to the leader.
5
To exploit an unfair advantage; to cheat; to swindle.
- That mechanic put it to Sam.
6
Alternative Alternative form of stick it to.
- Then put it to Judah. God knows if you walk in and give up Judah you're giving up yourself.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 52, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 261: