put sth to bed INFORMAL
to start printing something

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put something to bed
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 the world has changed while it's been printed.

3.
to clean a garden after the plants have died.
It takes about two weeks to put the garden to bed.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of put someone to bed (= to help someone get ready to lie down in bed and sleep)

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put to bed
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 the world has changed while it's been printed.

3.
to clean a garden after the plants have died.
It takes about two weeks to put the garden to bed.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of put someone to bed (= to help someone get ready to lie down in bed and sleep)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

put to bed
to help/make someone (often a child) go to bed
We put our child to bed early last night.

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put to bed
v. phr.
1. To put to rest for the night.
Father put the three children to bed.
The boy seemed ill, so the nurse put him to bed.
2. informal To complete preparations and print.
The newspaper was put to bed at 1:15 A.M.
The pressroom was late in putting the sports section to bed.

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