put us on

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Goloviznin Konstantin wrote:

> Hello, all.
>
> At my translating the movie "... over the cuckoo's nest" I got to
> some doubt ... again. I mean the following. In some episode the doc
> Spivey tells Mac about his (=Mac's) "...put us on".   According the
> context it's (probably) clear - ... making some deceit, pretending at
> us.  But there's a bit of  "hope"  on another meaning of  "making us
> nervous with your misbehaviour". What's right?
>
> The context is here: <http://depositfiles.com/files/oi5xu1do2>
>
> ... and thanks in advance, Konstantin.

Seems clear to me in the context that the doctor, as he says, is not 
convinced that Mac is crazy, but instead thinks he's feigning mental 
illness in order to be kept in the institution.

There does seem to be an element of pulling their leg -- Mac seems to be 
having some fun with it, entertaining himself by playing mind games with 
the doctors (jerking them around). But I don't recognize the alternate 
meaning you suggest.

I hope I've understood your question correctly.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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