Meaning trap

put up

let someone stay in your home

to allow someone to stay at your home for a short period, usually as a guest.

phrasal verbB1common

Don't mix these meanings

Same phrase, different job.

let someone stay in your home

to allow someone to stay at your home for a short period, usually as a guest.

put up (raise or fix something in a place)

Another meaning of 'put up' is 'raise or fix something in a place'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

When my cousin visited the city, I put her up for the weekend.daily life
If a friend from another country visited my city, I would be happy to put them up for a few days and show them around.IELTS speaking

Pattern: put someone up

WrongThey put up me for a few days.

RightThey put me up for a few days.

With a pronoun, the object goes in the middle: 'put me up'.

Patternput someone up

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff We are able to provide overnight accommodation for you.

Natural We can put you up for the night.

'Put up' is the warm everyday verb for hosting someone; 'provide overnight accommodation' is hotel-speak.

Words that usually travel with it.

'Put up' (let someone stay) is different from 'put up with' (tolerate someone or something).

put up (raise or fix something in a place) — Another meaning of 'put up' is 'raise or fix something in a place'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.