put the world to rights
English
Etymology
From put to rights.
Verb
put the world to rights (third-person singular simple present puts the world to rights, present participle putting the world to rights, simple past and past participle put the world to rights)
- Alternative form of set the world to rights.
- 2022 October 2, Helen Pidd, “‘I’d be lost without it’: locals battle to save Carlisle’s Turkish baths”, in The Guardian:
- One of the most affordable Turkish baths in the UK, with entry costing £7.10, they have a devoted community of regulars who put the world to rights in the sauna and three hot rooms several nights a week.
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Further reading
- “set put the world to rights” (US) / “set put the world to rights” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “set put the world to rights” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.