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Posted by Barney on April 10, 2001

In Reply to: Phrase posted by Peter Takacs on April 10, 2001

: "I wouldn't put it past them"
: correct interpretation?

This means, in my humble opinion, that the 'them' in question is/are capable of committing the act which has happened, e.g., when you car has been vandalised you may refer to the crowd of teenagers who regularly roam the neighbourhood late into the evening and mutter, 'I wouldn't put it past them'.

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