put to rights
set to rights
To put in good order; clean up.
It took the company a long time to put the office to rights after the fire.
It took Mrs. Smith an hour to set the room to rights after the party.
put to sea
To start a voyage.
The captain said the ship would put to sea at six in the morning.
In the days of sailing ships, putting to sea depended on the tides.
put to shame
To disgrace.
The cleanliness of European cities puts our cities to shame.
That filthy dump puts our town to shame.
To do much better than surpass.
Einstein put other physicists to shame when he proved his theory of relativity correct.
put to sleep
To cause to fall asleep.
Mother used to put us to sleep by telling us a good-night story and giving us a kiss.
To kill with an injection (said of animals).
Dr. Murphy, the veterinarian, put our sick, old dog to sleep.
put to the sword
To kill (people) in war, especially with a sword.
The Romans put their enemies to the sword.
In some wars captives have been put to the sword.
put to use
To use.
During the early part of the Korean war the cooks and office workers of the U.S. Army were put to use in battle.
Henry decided to put his dictionary to use.
I wish you'd put the lawn mower to use!
put together
To assemble. A noun or pronoun usually divides this idiom. The preposition back is used when something has been disassembled and then is being reassembled.
Todd followed the directions on the box but he couldn’t manage to put the bicycle together properly.
After the teenager took the broken video game apart and fixed it, he was unable to put it back together again.
put together
To assemble. A noun or pronoun usually divides this idiom. The preposition back is used when something has been disassembled and then is being reassembled.
Todd followed the directions on the box but he couldn’t manage to put the bicycle together properly.
After the teenager took the broken video game apart and fixed it, he was unable to put it back together again.