"put the world to rights" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-put the world to rights.wav 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. 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the world to rights",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "put the world to rights",
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2022 October 2, Helen Pidd, “‘I’d be lost without it’: locals battle to save Carlisle’s Turkish baths”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the world to rights",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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