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Put to bed

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To help someone, for example a child, go to bed.
    transitive
  2. To prepare (a newspaper) for printing.
    idiomatic, transitive
  3. To finalise the result, seal a win.
    idiomatic, transitive
  4. To dispel.
    idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

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Examples

“Mame Diouf missed a chance to put⟳ the game to bed when he fired straight at Carson.”
“I hope⟳ we can put⟳ those doubts to bed.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

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