put something to bed

put something to bed
put something to bed
Fig. to complete work on something and send it on to the next step in production, especially in publishing. (From put someone to bed.) •

This week's edition is finished. Let's put it to bed.

Finish the editing of this book and put it to bed.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • put (something) to bed — 1. to finish dealing with something. This is an opportunity for us to put some of these problems to bed. 2. to get a newspaper, magazine, or book ready to be printed. You put the paper to bed and you re proud of it, but the next morning you find… …   New idioms dictionary

  • put something to bed — phrase to finish dealing with something I hope we can finally put this issue to bed. Thesaurus: to finish somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: bed …   Useful english dictionary

  • put something to bed — to finish dealing with something I hope we can finally put this issue to bed …   English dictionary

  • put something to bed — informal make a newspaper ready for press. → bed …   English new terms dictionary

  • bed — bed1 [ bed ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base: double/twin/single bed: The room had two single beds in it. out of/in bed: It s midnight why… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bed — I UK [bed] / US noun Word forms bed : singular bed plural beds *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base double/single bed: The room had two single …   English dictionary

  • bed — noun 1》 a piece of furniture incorporating a mattress or other surface for sleeping or resting on.     ↘a place for a patient in a hospital.     ↘informal used with reference to a bed as a place for sexual activity. 2》 an area of ground where… …   English new terms dictionary

  • put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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