put somebody to work
set somebody to work

I didn't want to put bad work before the public.

Think about the context in which you want to put your work.

But most thought that he had put his subject's work and life into better perspective.

Is it the desire to put work before anything else?

That is, be more aggressive and put work before your family.

I put my analytical work away where no one would find it.

Only one criticism: you put too much work into it.

Now, though, a new exhibition is set to put his own work in the frame.

"You always put your work first, and perhaps that's right."

"It's about putting your work out into the world over a longer period of time and to a broader population."