# put to bed

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/put-to-bed
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To prepare (a newspaper) for printing.

## Examples

- 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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