put by
Verb
Meaning
(transitive) To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use.
Our family has been putting food by for generations.
I have put by a few hundred pounds for a rainy day.
(transitive) To remove (something) from the present context and into its proper place; (figuratively) to reject or disregard.
When the lesson was finished, she put by her books and papers.
(ditransitive) To perform an action without attracting the attention of.
I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable.
(intransitive) Of a ship: to be run aground intentionally to avoid a collision
The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II.
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My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an honest day's work for an honest day's pay; live within your means; put by a nest egg for a rainy day; pay your bills on time; support the police.
I am more than half-persuaded that I am a man's soul put by some freak of nature into a woman's body...because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man.
Queen Victoria - I thought gags were things that were put by authority into people's mouths. D'Oyly Carte - These gags, your Majesty, are things that people put into their own mouths without authority.
Put by for a rainy day.
2000s main In 2001 Bahrainis strongly backed proposals put by the emir - now the king - to turn the country into a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament and an independent judiciary.
Asked about a steepening in the curve of deaths, the Cabinet Office minister said it was important to maintain the social distancing rules set put by the Government.