"to put something to bed" usually means to conclude, solve, or finish something, as Bubb says. I assume that's what is meant here. It's a play on words: it's bedtime (the lights are out), and editor Warren has finished his business with the newspaper. See dictionary entries below.

keeblerelf, can I suggest you also look these terms up in a monolingual dictionary before you post here? People have posted a lot of dictionary entries for you in the last week for, eg, put to bed, tease out, carry on, show off. You could start with the dictionary and then if you don't understand the definition -- or don't know which definition applies to your sentence -- ask us if you've got the right definition. Here are some dictionaries to try:

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/e...

put something to bed

idiom   informal

to successfully deal with something or solve a problem:

We thought we'd put the issue to bed, but it was brought up again at the next meeting.

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionar...

to finish dealing with something

I hope we can finally put this issue to bed.

Thank you all for helping me🙂

@#3 papouthek

keeblerelf, can I suggest you also look these terms up in a monolingual dictionary before you post here?

Hello papousek, I did look up this phrase in the OALD, but didn't find any definition, I'm afraid. I only start a thread if don' find any meaningful or sensible definition or explanation, actually - so, please be patient with me. But - thank you very much for your feedback 🙂

"Putting to bed" is often used specifically in relation to a newspaper (or similar).

put to bed in British English

informal

a. journalism to finalize work on (a newspaper, magazine, etc) so that it is ready to go to press

[...]

put to bed in American English [...]

3. to get an edition (of a newspaper, etc.) ready for printing

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/...

As part of that same entry, Collins also gives further definitions of "put to bed" that relate more precisely to the printing process.

sensible definition --> definition that makes sense

"If journalists talk about putting a newspaper or magazine to bed, they are talking about making the final changes before printing"

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-...

@ #5

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@ #6

Hello, Hecuba--UK and CM2DD

Great help! Thank you very much indeed!

...you know what my German translation says?! : ...after putting his newspaper to bed --> ...der gerade seine Zeitung zu Bett gebracht hat - like the meaning of putting the children to bed. Actually, I have never heard of such a phrase in German regarding the press. But, maybe, there is a forum user from the press who know better. I think the German translation is wrong actually. I think the German translation has to be ...der gerade seine Zeitung druckfertig gemacht hat . or the like. At least, I'd never use such a translation in a play - it would arouse laughter in my opinion.

Dieses bed hat nichts mit dem Bett im Deutschen zu tun, es kommt aus der Drucktechnik aus alten Tagen. Auf Deutsch ist wohl ein beweglicher Tisch oder Karren der unter die Druckplatte fährt gemeint. Schau dir dazu einfach mal den Wikipedia-Artikel an und die Bilder dazu, dann wird es klarer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press#...

flowerbed, Blumenbeet haben auch nichts mit dem Schlafgemach zu tun, aber der Ursprung ist der Gleiche.

https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Beet

mittelhochdeutsch bette, althochdeutsch bettilī(n), gleiche Etymologie mit Bett

Hi keeblerelf.

Ich sehe an Deinen Beiträgen, dass Dir mit einem En-En Wörterbuch gut gedient sein kann. Deshalb könnte Dir die Website onelook.com nüzten. Das ist eine Meta-Suche über dutzende von online verfügbaren Wörterbüchern.

Zu der Anfrage "put to bed" liefert Onelook 7 Treffer, davon 4 relevante Einträge genau zu Deiner Frage.

thefreedictionary.com: "24. (Printing,Lithography & Bookbinding)journalismprinting(of a newspaper,magazine,etc) to go to press;start"

wiktionary.com: "2. (transitive, idiomatic, printing) To prepare (a newspaper) for printing. "

MW: "to make the final preparations for printing (something, such as a newspaper)"

Collins war in diesem Faden wohl schon genannt.

Neben den in #3 genannten :

https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html...

https://chambers.co.uk/search/?query=managee...

https://www.ldoceonline.com/spellcheck/englis...

@ #7: That serves me right

🙂