puts to work
Makes someone labor
To put something to work is to make active use of it, deploying a resource or skill toward a practical end.
You put your education to work when you apply it on the job.
Money put to work is invested rather than sitting idle.
She put her language skills to work as a translator.
The phrase emphasizes transition from potential to action.
- hiresBrings into employment
- employsHires or uses
- usesEmploys or applications
- engagesOccupies or participates with
- rope inEntice into involvement
make use of · activate · fire up · get going · mobilize · set in motion · recruit · press into service · harness · bring to bear · utilizes · exploit · assign · operates · leverage · delegate · apply · implement
puts to workidles
Passes time uselessly
lays off · benches · sidelines · shelves · deactivates
puts to workwastes
Uses poorly or discards
squanders · neglects · underutilizes · disregards · ignores
put, puts, putting, work, works, worked, working, worker, workers