set the world to rights

verb

To talk about improving the world.

Meanings

verbset the world to rights (third-person singular simple present sets the world to rights, present participle setting the world to rights, simple past and past participle set the world to rights)

present singular third person sets the world to rights · participle present setting the world to rights · alternative put the world to rights

  1. UKTo talk about improving the world.

Origin

Translations

Finnish jutella maailmanmenosta, rupatella maailmanmenosta
  • jutella maailmanmenostaTranslations
  • rupatella maailmanmenostaTranslations
French refaire le monde
  • refaire le mondeTranslations
Polish naprawiać świat, naprawić świat
  • naprawiać światTranslations
  • naprawić światTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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