put to bed
Verb

put to bed

  1. (transitive) To help someone, for example a child, go to bed.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic, printing) To prepare (a newspaper) for printing.
  3. (transitive, idiomatic, sports) To finalise the result, seal a win.
  4. (transitive, idiomatic) To dispel.
    I hope we can put those doubts to bed.
Related terms Translations
  • French: coucher, mettre au lit
  • German: zu Bett bringen
  • Italian: mettere a letto
  • Portuguese: pôr para dormir
  • Russian: укла́дывать в посте́ль
  • Spanish: acostar



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