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    put to sleep

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    A1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo euthanize an animal; to kill an animal painlessly.
    The vet had to put my dog to sleep because it was in so much pain.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo cause someone to fall asleep.
    The lullaby put the baby to sleep.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo administer anesthesia to someone.
    The doctor will put you to sleep before the surgery.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo cause someone to become bored and fall asleep.
    The lecture was so boring it put me to sleep.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo sedate someone.
    The doctor put the patient to sleep with a sedative.

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    Doing robotic surgery on a copy of myself

    07:15Doing robotic surgery on a copy of myself
    • So as a person is actually being positioned and put to sleep, I'm actually doing a rehearsal.

      So as a person is actually being positioned and put to sleep, I'm actually doing a rehearsal.

    • So as a person is actually being positioned and put to sleep, I'm actually doing a rehearsal.

      So as a person is actually being positioned and put to sleep, I'm actually doing a rehearsal.

    B1

    Give presentations like Steve Jobs! Subtitled for ESL students. Parts of a speech

    06:55Give presentations like Steve Jobs! Subtitled for ESL students. Parts of a speech
    • You know, your audience wants to be wowed, not put to sleep.

      You know, your audience wants to be wowed, not put to sleep.

    • You know, your audience wants to be "wowed", not put to sleep. Too many people fall into this presentation mode.

      You know, your audience wants to be "wowed", not put to sleep. Too many people fall into this presentation mode.

    B1

    The Russian Sleep Experiment

    20:44The Russian Sleep Experiment
    • and he had broken 9 bones in his struggle to not be put to sleep.

      and he had broken 9 bones in his struggle to not be put to sleep.

    • not be put to sleep. Most of the breaks in his bones were from the force his own muscles

      not be put to sleep. Most of the breaks in his bones were from the force his own muscles

    B1

    Why You Don't Feel Good Enough

    21:59Why You Don't Feel Good Enough
    • be put to sleep, and made to feel like a million bucks at the end of it. And he kind of goes,

      be put to sleep, and made to feel like a million bucks at the end of it. And he kind of goes,

    • And I'm ready to go sit into this giant black chair and just be put to sleep and made to feel like a million bucks at the end of it.

      And I'm ready to go sit into this giant black chair and just be put to sleep and made to feel like a million bucks at the end of it.

    A2

    Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good?

    14:58Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good?
    • Like dimming the lights in a cozy room, your brain's alert system is put to sleep and you feel at ease, warm and serene.

      Like dimming the lights in a cozy room, your brain's alert system is put to sleep and you feel at ease, warm and serene.

    • Like dimming the lights in a cozy room, your brain's alert system is put to sleep and you feel at ease, warm, and serene.

      Like dimming the lights in a cozy room, your brain's alert system is put to sleep and you feel at ease, warm, and serene.

    B1

    Present Like Steve Jobs !

    06:55Present Like Steve Jobs !
    • You know, your audience wants to be wowed, not put to sleep.

      You know, your audience wants to be wowed, not put to sleep.

    • not put to sleep.

      not put to sleep.

    B1