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Put to bed

verb

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

    "Mame Diouf missed a chance to put the game to bed when he fired straight at Carson."

  4. 4
    To dispel. idiomatic, transitive

    "I hope we can put those doubts to bed."

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