Phrasal Verb Fun

put away, put aside, put by
Away
is not here, aside means 'to one side' and
by
means 'near' or
'close'.
To have some money put away, put aside or put by means to have some
money saved in a bank, put under the bed, or in a dirty old sock.
set aside
means exactly the same.
But, put away has another, less friendly meaning.
Jimmy's uncle was put away for seven years.
It means that he is in prison. The Law put him away.
Separable two-word verbs
. Be careful.
put down
Georgina was an intelligent girl with no friends. She was always putting
people down.
To put somebody down means to publicly place someone
down
in a lower
position. Therefore it means to humiliate them, despise them, or just to
speak badly about them.
Separable two-word verb
Be careful.