Wiktionary
put to use
vb. (context idiomatic English) to use; to utilise; to apply
Usage examples of "put to use".
He stretched out his hands as he went, sweeping the ground, in hopes of encountering something that could be put to use defensively.
Particularly valuable, he said, was the program bringing Indonesian military personnel to the United States for training at universities, where they learned the lessons they put to use so well.
He had come to search for any remains that could still he put to use.