Idiom
put it past
Meaning
To consider it not possible for (someone) (to do something).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I would not put it past him to lie.”
“He is very competitive, so I would not put it past him to cheat to win the game.”
“Given her history of unpredictable behavior, I would not put it past her to resign without any warning at all.”
Examples
simple
“I would not put it past him to lie.”
contextual
“He is very competitive, so I would not put it past him to cheat to win the game.”
complex
“Given her history of unpredictable behavior, I would not put it past her to resign without any warning at all.”
Origin
From put past with placeholder it.
Key words
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