put down to

Verb

Meaning

put down to (third-person singular simple present puts down to, present participle putting down to, simple past and past participle put down to)

(idiomatic) To ascribe; to assume to be the cause of a situation.
I put the high crime rate down to the high unemployment.
Synonym: chalk up to

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

invoke allude impute accredit chalk up to

Examples

At least half of my life's many mistakes can be safely put down to impetuosity: the other half derive from inertia. Donald James

It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry we put our good temper down to ourselves. C. S. Lewis

Another crime we can put down to Jamaicans. Source: Internet

Determined not to need to claim benefits, she was working just enough hours each week to support herself while managing her symptoms, which doctors had put down to different illnesses over the years. Source: Internet

But in the case of smartphones, sluggishness, overheating, or short battery life are usually put down to age. Source: Internet

He should have been lightly salted when hung up, and fully seasoned, with salt, pepper, and a trifle of mustard, when put down to cook. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

put down on paper put down roots put down the phone put effort into put emphasis on put end to