put someone out to pasture
- put someone out to pasture
put someone out to pasture phrase
humorous to make someone leave their job because they are considered to be too old
I’m not ready to be put out to pasture just yet!
Thesaurus: forcing someone and being forced to leave a job
synonym applying and interviewing for jobs
hyponym
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force someone to retire
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: to force (
someone) to leave a job because of old age
— sometimes used of things
I put my old computer out to pasture. [=got rid of my old computer]
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Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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put someone out to pasture — put (someone) out to pasture to make someone stop working at their job because they are too old to be useful. At 62, he felt he was not ready to be put out to pasture. Etymology: based on the tradition of keeping farm animals that are too old to… … New idioms dictionary
put someone out to pasture — If someone is put out to pasture, they are forced to resign or give up some responsibilities … The small dictionary of idiomes
put someone out to pasture — If someone is put out to pasture, they are forced to resign or give up some responsibilities. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put someone out to pasture — humorous to make someone leave their job because they are considered to be too old I m not ready to be put out to pasture just yet! … English dictionary
put someone out to grass — informal phrase to force someone to leave a job because they are old and no longer useful Thesaurus: forcing someone and being forced to leave a jobsynonym applying and interviewing for jobshyponym Main entry: grass * * * … Useful english dictionary
put out to pasture — 1. To release an animal into a pasture to graze 2. To force a person to retire from work • • • Main Entry: ↑pasture * * * put (someone) out to pasture : to force (someone) to leave a job because of old age I m not ready to be put out to pasture… … Useful english dictionary
put out to pasture — put (someone) out to pasture to make someone stop working at their job because they are too old to be useful. At 62, he felt he was not ready to be put out to pasture. Etymology: based on the tradition of keeping farm animals that are too old to… … New idioms dictionary
put out to pasture — To say that someone has been put out to pasture means that they have been forced to retire or give up their responsibilities. He s in good health and he feels it s too early to be put out to pasture … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pasture — pas|ture1 [ pærstʃə ] noun count or uncount land covered with grass where sheep, cows, etc. are kept: 100 acres of pasture and woodland green/rich/lush pastures greener pastures HUMOROUS a new, better, and more interesting place, job, or activity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pasture — I UK [ˈpɑːstʃə(r)] / US [ˈpærstʃə] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pasture : singular pasture plural pastures land covered with grass where sheep, cows etc are kept 100 acres of pasture and woodland green/rich/lush pastures • (fresh… … English dictionary
