Meaning of put to work | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to put to use
   idiomatic
2. Give a job; Force to work (even if it is make-work)

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Examples

“Clearly, empathy is a Scriptural concept that Christians can put⟳ to work⟳ in becoming better leaders.”

“Once you develop⟳ a great brand, you need⟳ to put⟳ it to work⟳. The simple rule⟳ of thumb is that you should use⟳ your brand everywhere you can.”

“But there is useful energy in the exhaust⟳ pressure pulse, and what a turbocharger does is to put⟳ it to work⟳ driving a supercharger.”

“Insistence that those who become⟳ dependent on the state be put⟳ to work⟳ seeks to impose⟳ the demands of the reality principle on them or to punish⟳ them by forcing them to do the unskilled work⟳ inconsistent with creative living.”

“The able-bodied unemployed, who were without work⟳ because of the Depression, he believed should be put⟳ to work⟳ by the federal government at wages higher than the dole but lower than the prevailing wage so as not to encourage⟳ the rejection of opportunities for private employment "until economic recovery would make⟳ work⟳ relief unnecessary."”

“That night, he told Ernst that Peter wanted to put⟳ him to work⟳ “to keep⟳ him out of trouble⟳,” as he'd put⟳ it.”

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