put to bed
To prepare (a newspaper) for printing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The editors put the newspaper to bed late last night.”
“The team worked through the night to put the final edition to bed before the morning deadline.”
“After the lead investigative piece was finally verified, the exhausted staff put the Sunday paper to bed just as the sun began to rise.”
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bed blocker
An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.
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bed in
To allow or help to settle in; to make (someone) feel at home.
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bed of roses
A pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
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get out of bed on the wrong side
To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.
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get up on the wrong side of the bed
To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.
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lipstick on a pig
To make superficial or cosmetic changes to something in a doomed attempt to disguise its fundamental flaws.
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make one's bed and lie in it
To create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure.
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marriage bed
Sexual activity between a married couple.
Last updated August 10, 2026