put to bed

寝かせる

人が眠る準備を手伝い、ベッドに落ち着かせる。

やさしい英語で： You help someone get ready for sleep and settle them in their bed.

• I put the baby to bed.
• Who put the children to bed last night?
• She puts her son to bed after reading him a story.

使い方： put someone to bed (He put his daughter to bed at eight.)

よく使う表現： put someone to bed, put baby to bed

勝利を確実にする

相手が勝つ可能性をほぼなくし、勝利を確実にする。

やさしい英語で： You make victory certain, so the other side has little chance of winning.

• That goal put the match to bed.
• They put the game to bed with two late goals.
• Can another score put this contest to bed?

使い方： put something to bed (A third goal put the game to bed.)

類義語： seal, clinch

よく使う表現： put something to bed, put it to bed

払拭する

心配や疑い、誤った思い込みを取り除き、気にしなくてよくする。

やさしい英語で： You remove a worry, doubt, or false belief so people stop thinking it might be true.

• The results put our doubts to bed.
• She put those rumors to bed by showing us the letter.
• Will this report finally put their fears to bed?

使い方： put something to bed (This evidence should put your worries to bed.)

類義語： dispel, lay to rest

よく使う表現： put doubts to bed, put fears to bed, put rumors to bed

校了する

新聞などの制作を終えて、印刷できる状態にする。

やさしい英語で： You finish preparing a newspaper or similar publication so it can be printed.

• We put the newspaper to bed at midnight.
• The editor put the final edition to bed.
• Have you put tomorrow’s issue to bed yet?

使い方： put something to bed (They put the magazine to bed on Friday.)

類義語： finalize

よく使う表現： put something to bed, put it to bed