Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Put
Put verb - Attribute or give.
Usage example: He put all his efforts into this job
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- This does apply in Real Life, but no specific examples will be put here to avoid Natter.
Source: Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense - Twilight intends to put him in contact with Sunburst, a magical researcher who has this trope apply to him despite being a unicorn himself.
Source: Fanfic / The Great Alicorn Hunt -
Instant Death Bullet: Sawyer tries to apply this trope in the first season to put a dying man out of his misery.
Source: Series / Lost
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