put to sleep
idiomDefinition of put to sleep
1
: to give (a sick or injured animal) drugs that will make it die without pain
2
informal
: to use a drug to make (someone) unconscious before a medical operation : to give (someone) anesthesia before a medical operation
3
: to get (someone) ready to sleep for the night
Did you put the kids to sleep?
4
: to make (someone) fall asleep from boredom
Her lectures used to put me to sleep.