Put a matter to bed meaning in English

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Definition

to put a matter to bed: to resolve an issue, to solve a problem idiom

Examples

"But now it's time to put this matter to bed."

Exercise 1

Bruno writes that "it's time to put this matter to bed".
What does he mean by this?

Bruno wants to sleep on this issue before giving his opinion

Bruno is too tired to deal with this issue right now

Bruno is sick and tired of this issue

Bruno wants to resolve this issue once and for all

I don't know

Bruno writes that "it's time to put this matter to bed".
What does he mean by this?

Bruno wants to sleep on this issue before giving his opinion

The expression "to sleep on an issue" or "to sleep on a problem" means to sleep before giving one's decision. We might say "Bruno slept on the issue of firing Bob, and the next morning he decided not to."

Bruno is too tired to deal with this issue right now

Although the idiom Bruno uses does mention a "bed", it does not suggest that Bruno is too "tired" to deal with the issue or situation.

Bruno is sick and tired of this issue

"To put a matter to bed" means to resolve an issue, not that one is "sick and tired" of it. To be "sick and tired" of something is "to be fed up with it", or to frustrated with it.

Bruno wants to resolve this issue once and for all

The idiom "to put a matter to bed" or "to put a matter to rest" means to "conclude" or "resolve" an issue. Bruno is expressing that he wants to come to a final decision to effectively end the company's debate over subcontracting and labor issues.

Excerpt: But now it's time we put this matter to bed.

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