put to bed

Idioms  

1. Complete something and either set it aside or send it on to the next step, as in We put the magazine to bed at ten, or They said they'd put the whole project to bed at least a month ago. This expression, transferring nighttime retirement to other kinds of completion, was first applied to a newspaper, where it meant “send to press,” that is, start to print. [Mid-1900s]

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put to bed

As earnings season gets under way, festering worries about artificial-intelligence stocks could be put to bed.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Data indicate Canada’s economic activity accelerated in the April-to-June period following two straight quarters of contraction—which economists and central bank officials say should put to bed talk of a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

It was eventually put to bed when the two appeared, together, in a music video.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The decrease is unlikely to put to bed the row over the steep pricing that also drew rebukes from football's governing body, FIFA.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

At Children’s House, everyone has been put to bed.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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