Daily life
put the kettle on
start boiling water
To put the kettle on means to start boiling water, usually to make tea or coffee.
Hear it in real life
Do you want some tea?
Yes, please. I'll put the kettle on.
Come in and put your bag down while I put the kettle on.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Put on the kettle.
Say: Put the kettle on.
In this phrase, the particle comes after the object: put the kettle on.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
put the kettle on; I'll put the kettle on
Your turn: say it out loud
Come in and put your bag down while I put the kettle on.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put the kettle on
start boiling water
“Come in and put your bag down while I put the kettle on.”
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