put past

present singular third person puts past · participle present putting past

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, past.

   He put the ball past the goalkeeper.

2. ditransitiveidiomaticTo consider (something) to be not possible for (someone) (to do); (see also put it past).

   Would he go so far as to call the police? I wouldn't put it past him.

   1 more example

   I wouldn't put even that past him. In fact, I'd put nothing past him.

3. To conceal or disguise (something) so that it is undetected by (someone) (see also put one past).

   You'll never put that wheeze past our eagle-eyed boss.