put something in perspective

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To put something in perspective is to see how much it really matters beside other things. That puts something in perspective.

To put something in perspective usually shrinks it, since most worries are smaller than they felt. Bad news about somebody else is what most often does put something in perspective.

Definitions of put something in perspective

1phraseput something in perspectiveTo see how much a thing really matters beside others.B2
“A week in that hospital does put something in perspective.”

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put something in perspective

phraseB2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To put something in perspective is to see how much it really matters beside other things. That puts something in perspective.

To put something in perspective usually shrinks it, since most worries are smaller than they felt. Bad news about somebody else is what most often does put something in perspective.

Definitions of put something in perspective

1phraseput something in perspectiveTo see how much a thing really matters beside others.B2
“A week in that hospital does put something in perspective.”

put something in perspective is a phrase.

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