Used when a person is made unconscious for surgery. Before the operation, the anesthesiologist will put you to sleep.
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Not Literal
Not about regular sleep, related to medical-induced unconsciousness. Having my leg injury, the doctor had to put me to sleep to fix it.
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Temporary State
It implies a reversible state unlike natural sleep which ends naturally. Once the surgery was done, they waited for me to wake up after being put to sleep.