not put it past someone

US /nɑt pʊt ɪt pæst ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
UK /nɑt pʊt ɪt pæst ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
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het iemand toevertrouwen, het iemand niet verbazen

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.
Ik zou het hem niet verbazen om te liegen om te krijgen wat hij wil.
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She's so competitive, I wouldn't put it past her to sabotage her opponent.
Ze is zo competitief, ik zou het haar niet verbazen om haar tegenstander te saboteren.
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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