SET / PUT THE WORLD TO RIGHTS

Meaning of SET / PUT THE WORLD TO RIGHTS in English

to talk about how the world could be changed to be a better place :

We stayed up all night, setting the world to rights.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Disney World and Disneyland World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
Английский словарь Британика
WORLD — I. ˈwərld, esp before pause or consonant -rəld; ˈwə̄ld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English weorld, world, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIGHTS — plural of right present third singular of right
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLD — (n.) In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, …
Английский словарь Webster
WORLD — /werrld/ , n. 1. the earth or globe, considered as a planet. 2. ( often cap. ) a particular division …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIGHTS — /ruyts/ , Informal. n. 1. ( used with a pl. v. ) See civil rights . adj. 2. civil-rights: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLD — I. ˈwər(-ə)ld noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORLD — noun as an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number. 2. world ·noun the inhabitants of …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
RIGHTS — the authority to perform, publish, or film a particular work or event. → right
Concise Oxford English vocab
WORLD — [world] n [ME, fr. OE woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to OHG weralt age, world); akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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WORLD — world BrE AmE wɜːld AmE wɝːld ▷ worlds wɜːldz AmE wɝːldz ▶ ˌ World ˈ Bank BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORLD — / wɜːld; NAmE wɜːrld/ noun THE EARTH / ITS PEOPLE 1. the world [ sing. ] the earth, with all …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORLD — I. world 1 S1 W1 /wɜːld $ wɜːrld/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ world , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORLD — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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WORLD — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORLD — n.1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; the …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORLD — ( worlds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The world is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
Cambridge English vocab
RIGHTS — [plural] [noun]If you put/set something to rights, you improve it or correct it.The company needs over a million dollars to …
Cambridge English vocab
WORLD — n. Disney World and Disneyland Industrial Workers of the World World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WORLD — See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN …
Slang English vocab
WORLD — noun 1 the earth/its people ADJECTIVE ▪ known ▪ a medieval map of the known ~ ▪ entire , whole …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORLD — See ↑ AREA 9, ↑ WORLD 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all over the world • ↑ be (sitting) on top …
Longman Activator English vocab
WORLD — INDEX: 1. the world 2. things that affect or happen everywhere in the world RELATED WORDS an area of the …
Longman Activator English vocab
RIGHTS — See ↑ RIGHT 9,10 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be within your rights • ↑ civil rights • ↑ equal rights • …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLD — n. 1 earth, planet, sphere, globe, Terra; universe, cosmos, existence, creation, life Do you believe the world is round? Buckland …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORLD — {v. phr.} To gain great attention or popularity throughout the city, country, etc. * /Pavarotti's unmatched tenor voice swept the …
Словарь английских идиом
WORLD — noun 1 BAD : Nepal has one of the highest mountains in all over the world. GOOD : Nepal has …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WORLD — 1. сущ. 1) мир, свет; вселенная around, round the world ≈ вокруг света to travel around the world ≈ путешествовать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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RIGHTS — Субъективное право
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WORLD — world.ogg 1. wɜ:ld n 1. 1> мир, свет, земля, земной шар the whole /entire/ world - весь мир to bring …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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