pick up what someone is putting down
To understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.
Moran, picking up what Jennings is putting down, agrees.
ADJ.
inside, overseas, sick, sooner, together
She's putting together a bookshelf she ordered online last week.
VERB + PUTTING
agreed, don't, interest, like, proposing, reinforced, risk, stop
I don't like putting too much salt in my food because it makes me feel bloated.
PUTTING + NOUN
al, cart, clock, everything, money, p, peg, steel
She's putting money aside each month for her daughter's college fund.
PREP.
after, from, in, in, into, off, on, on
I spent the afternoon putting off my homework until the last minute.
ADV.
again, aside, away, instead, mildly, only, rather, really
She kept putting her worries aside and focused on finishing the project.