to try to achieve a goal or fail making the effort.

It's do or die – if the computer system isn't working by Monday, we'll lose the contract.

• put to death
• put too fine a point on it
• put to shame
• put to sleep
• put to the test
• put toward
• put toward something
• put two and two together
• put two and two together and get five
• put two and two together and make five
• put two cents in
• put two cents worth in
• put two fingers up at
• put two fingers up at someone
• put two fingers up at something
• putty in hands
• putty in your hands
• put under the microscope
• put up a brave front
• put up a front
• put-up job
• put up or shut up
• put words in mouth
• put words in someone's mouth
• put words into mouth