"put the world to rights" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts the world to rights [present, singular, third-person], putting the world to rights [participle, present], put the world to rights [participle, past], put the world to rights [past]
Etymology: From put to rights. Etymology templates: {{m|en|put to rights}} put to rights Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the world to rights}} 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. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: set the world to rights
    Sense id: en-put_the_world_to_rights-en-verb-WU9YrUFX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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