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
Abd Al-Aziz	-	Arabic
Amelia	ə-MEE-lee-ə (English), ə-MEEL-yə (English), ah-ME-lyah (Italian), ah-ME-lee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Leokadia	le-aw-KAHD-yah	Polish
Rosemary	ROZ-mə-ree	English
Ula	-	Polish
Natanail	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian