put the world to rights

A form of set the world to rights — To talk about improving the world.

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Meanings

verbput 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)

present singular third person puts the world to rights · participle present putting the world to rights

  1. alternativeAlternative form of set the world to rights.

    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.

    2022 October 2, Helen Pidd, “‘I’d be lost without it’: locals battle to save Carlisle’s Turkish baths”, in The Guardian

Origin

From put to rights.

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APA

put the world to rights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20world%20to%20rights

MLA

“put the world to rights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20world%20to%20rights. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the world to rights,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20world%20to%20rights.

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