What is the difference between these two?
1. Did you put him up to this?
2. Did you make him do this?

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Putting someone up to something suggests they had a choice.

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Hi there,

1. "Did you put him up to this?" implies that somebody suggested an idea to him. As Professor Daniel says, the person had a choice; e.g. taking action, or not.

2. "Did you make him do this?" implies that somebody forced him to do something.

I hope that helps!

Adam

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So, in normal terms, where noone can force anyone to do anything, these are pretty much equivalent.
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The second one, sounding a little stronger as it implies more coercion.

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