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

That effort has effectively been put to bed, as Menendez concluded that Congress never intended to allow the AG to access voter records and papers that state election officials create.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

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

Supper was over, the children scrubbed and put to bed, Bloom in his study working.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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