
Put somebody to sleep
Medical Procedure
Used when a person is made unconscious for surgery.
Before the operation, the anesthesiologist will put you to sleep.
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.
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.