v. phr. 1. To put to rest for the night. Father put the three children to bed. The boy seemed ill, so the nurse put him to bed. 2. informal To complete preparations and print. The newspaper was put to bed at 1:15 A.M. The pressroom was late in putting the sports section to bed.
PUT TO BED
Meaning of PUT TO BED in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012