PUT (SOMEBODY) UP TO (SOMETHING)


Meaning of PUT (SOMEBODY) UP TO (SOMETHING) in English

put somebody up to something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ put )

to encourage someone to do something stupid or dangerous:

‘Did Shirley put you up to this?’ ‘No, it was my own idea.’

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.