set the world to rights

set the world to rights
set/put/the world to rights humorous phrase
to have a conversation with someone in which you exchange opinions on a range of subjects, especially opinions on how to solve society’s problems
Thesaurus: to have a conversation with someonesynonym
Main entry: world

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set/put the world to ˈrights idiom
to talk about how the world could be changed to be a better place

We stayed up all night, setting the world to rights.

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