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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit put out" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to express mild annoyance or displeasure about a situation or someone's actions.
Example: "I was a bit put out when my friend canceled our plans at the last minute."
Alternatives: "a little annoyed" or "somewhat displeased."
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Wouldn't you be a bit put out?
I was a bit put out by that last point.
She seemed a bit put out by the question but eventually conceded that no, she hadn't.
McLennan looks a bit put out when reminded of the quote.
My mother wasn't a bit put out by her husband's demise.
Rosi Kerr, director of sustainability at Dartmouth, said that at first, people were a bit put out by the change.
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"I was feeling a little bit put out, and I was feeling a little sensitve, and I was looking at the landscape...and I externalized the problem and I put it on Jon Stewart's shoulders, and I was wrong to do that," he said, though he also admitted that he felt Stewart had essentially called him stupid when he mocked him on "The Daily Show".
"I was a little bit put out because I felt I was getting judged on 12 games rather than the 250-odd Premier League games I've been in charge of clubs for," Hughes said.
But I have to admit I was a wee bit put out by that statement, once the sniggling subsided.
"I think we're both a bit over the scale – I think you're a bit more introverted than normal and I'm more extroverted than normal," concludes Madeley, and Finnigan looks a bit put-out by this conclusion to what was originally a compliment.
"I was feeling a little bit put out.
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