not put it past someone

US /nɑt pʊt ɪt pæst ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
UK /nɑt pʊt ɪt pæst ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
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es jemandem zutrauen, nicht ausschließen

to believe that someone is capable of doing something bad or surprising, even if it is unexpected

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I wouldn't put it past him to lie to get what he wants.
Ich würde es ihm zutrauen, zu lügen, um zu bekommen, was er will.
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She's so competitive, I wouldn't put it past her to sabotage her opponent.
Sie ist so ehrgeizig, ich würde es ihr zutrauen, ihren Gegner zu sabotieren.
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put someone on holdput someone on a pedestalput someone in their placeput someone in the pictureput someone to deathput someone to the swordpast