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(idiomatic) To encourage or trick (someone) to perform an action which is foolish or wrong.

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put up to

Source Word

put up to

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To encourage or trick (someone) to perform an action which is foolish or wrong.

Japanese Meaning

そそのかす：誰かに愚かな、または不適切な行動を取らせるように巧妙に仕向ける、または誘惑する

He put her up to stealing the answer sheet, and now they're both in trouble.

彼は彼女に解答用紙を盗むようそそのかし、今では二人とも問題になっている。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To encourage or trick (someone) to perform an action which is foolish or wrong.

"He's goin' to that well there after water."

"We ain't dyin' of thirst, are we? That's foolishness."

"Well, somebody put him up to it, an' he's doin' it."

puts up to

（ present singular third-person ）

putting up to

（ participle present ）

put up to

（ participle past ）

put up to

（ past ）