put (someone) to sleep

1. to bore someone very much.

I tried reading one of her novels, but it just put me to sleep.

All those technical discussions put everyone to sleep.

2. to help someone sleep.

The sound of the crickets puts me to sleep every night.

• put your money where your mouth is
• put your neck on the block
• put your neck on the line
• put your oar in
• put your own house in order
• put yourself in place
• put yourself in someone's place
• put yourself through
• put yourself through something
• put your shirt on
• put your shirt on something
• put your shoulder to the wheel
• put your thinking cap on
• put your two cents in
• put your two cents worth in
• puzzle out
• puzzle out something
• puzzle over
• puzzle over something
• Pyrrhic victory
• QED
• quantum leap
• queer fish
• queer pitch
• queer someone's pitch