put (one) to work

To give one a particular task to do. We're here to help, so just put us to work wherever you need us. Whenever I come home for a visit, my mom wastes no time putting me to work—last time, I had to vacuum the whole house!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hemi	-	Maori
Adel	-	Arabic
Chichi	-	Western African, Igbo
Wine	-	Anglo-Saxon
Desiderata	-	Late Roman
Nazaire	-	French