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View synonyms for put to bed
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Idioms and Phrases
Complete something and either set it aside or send it on to the next step, as in We put the magazine to bed at ten , or They said they'd put the whole project to bed at least a month ago . This expression, transferring nighttime retirement to other kinds of completion, was first applied to a newspaper, where it meant “send to press,” that is, start to print. [Mid-1900s]Discover More
Example Sentences
My master was put to-bed; he was alive, but not able to speak.
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