put down to

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To ascribe; to assume to be the cause of a situation.

Japanese Meaning

〜が原因であるとみなす / 〜の理由、要因をあてにする / 〜に帰する

She put his success down to hard work and perseverance.

彼女は彼の成功を努力と忍耐によるものだと考えた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To ascribe; to assume to be the cause of a situation.

I put the high crime rate down to the high unemployment.

puts down to

（ present singular third-person ）

putting down to

（ participle present ）

put down to

（ participle past ）

put down to

（ past ）