to suggest sth to sb to see if they can argue against it :
I put it to you that you are the only person who had a motive for the crime.
to suggest sth to sb to see if they can argue against it :
I put it to you that you are the only person who had a motive for the crime.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005