To pot on a good performance

[Nonverbis]

Source: Upstream Proficiency by Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley



I can't find anything for this case in the dictionary:

put on phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of put on phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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To put on means to produce a play etc. It is about show business.

This item in the list looks suspicious to me. I would even just skip it in learning.

Could you comment: whether this item is worth memorising in this very context?

 

[tedmc]

You have made a typo in the title.

"To put on (a performance/concert/show)" is a phrasal verb. What do you mean by "worth memorising"?
Do you choose what phrasal verbs you want to learn?
I don't think you need to consciously memorise them, as with other things in a language. It comes naturally as you do more reading.

 

[5jj]

To put on means to produce a play etc. It is about show business.

It is not exclusively to do with show business.

 

[emsr2d2]

I have, on occasion, been known to put on a good performance on a tennis court.

 

[Skrej]

Source: Upstream Proficiency by Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley

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I can't find anything for this case in the dictionary:

put on phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of put on phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

Look at definition #8 in your source. It's not limited to just theatrical performances, as 5jj mentions. Check out definition #13 here. or definition #2 here.

Sometimes it's helpful to check multiple dictionaries.

This item in the list looks suspicious to me. I would even just skip it in learning.

Could you comment: whether this item is worth memorising in this very context?

There's nothing at all "suspicious" about it. As for learning it - 'put on' is a pretty common phrasal verb that is widely used, precisely because it does have so many different meanings. It lends itself to many different situations because of all the different possible meanings.

It's one I teach and have my students learn when I cover phrasal verbs, although I generally only cover a few of the meanings.