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put into practice

idiom
Meaning

To make (something) a practical reality.


Examples
SIMPLE

You should put your new skills into practice today.

CONTEXTUAL

After reading the manual, the team was finally ready to put the new safety rules into practice.

COMPLEX

The professor encouraged his students to take the abstract theories they had studied all semester and put them into practice through a series of hands-on experiments.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    not to put too fine a point on it

    Used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement one is making; to put it bluntly; to express it in plain terms.

  2. 02

    put a band-aid on a bullet wound

    To inadequately treat a serious situation.

  3. 03

    put a blanket over

    Make (something) seem less serious.

  4. 04

    put a bug in someone's ear

    To make a small suggestion or give a hint that causes the listener to act.

  5. 05

    put a damper on

    To stop people from enjoying an activity.

  6. 06

    put a foot wrong

    To make a mistake.

  7. 07

    put a gun to someone's head

    To compel someone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.

  8. 08

    put a hat on a hat

    To do something unnecessary, to go over the top

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