Put the world to rights
意味: To discuss and solve problems over drinks.
Putting the world to rights means having long, often alcohol-fueled conversations about solving society's problems. It happens at the pub, late at night, among friends. No actual problems are solved, but everyone feels better for the discussion.
例文
- We stayed up putting the world to rights. 我们熬夜讨论世界大事Nos quedamos despiertos arreglando el mundo徹夜で世の中の問題について語り合った밤새 세상 돌아가는 얘기를 했다.
- After a few pints, we put the world to rights. 喝了几杯后，我们开始指点江山Después de unas pintas, arreglamos el mundo何杯か飲んだ後、世直し談義をした맥주 몇 잔 마신 후에 세상 바로잡기 토론을 했다.
- Sat in the pub putting the world to rights till closing. 在酒吧坐到打烊，一直在畅谈天下大事Sentados en el pub arreglando el mundo hasta el cierre閉店までパブで世の中を正す議論をしていた문 닫을 때까지 펍에서 세상 바로잡기 이야기를 나눴다.
発音
/pʊt ðə wɜːld tə raɪts/
使い方ガイド
場面: pub, conversation, philosophy
トーン: self-deprecating, social
✓ 正しい言い方
- Put the world to rights边喝边谈论天下大事Arreglar el mundo世界の問題を論じる술잔 기울이며 세상 문제를 논하다
- Putting the world to rights在谈论如何改变世界Arreglando el mundo世の中をよくする話をしている세상을 바로잡는 이야기를 하고 있다
よくある間違い
- No problems are actually solved
- Usually accompanied by alcohol
起源と歴史
A British idiom for the grand discussions that happen during drinking sessions—politics, philosophy, how things should be run. The phrase acknowledges that such discussions rarely achieve anything but are enjoyable nonetheless.
語源: From solving the world's problems
初出: Traditional idiom
文化的背景
Era: Traditional
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: British pub conversation
Regional notes: British idiom.
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