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)

1. 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^[1]:

     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.

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.