put out to pasture
put out to pasture · puts out to pasture · put out to pasture · putting out to pasture
To make someone retire, especially due to advancing ageTo make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.
» The old druggist was put out to pasture.
menaud · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(informal)To make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.
They've put John out to pasture and replaced him with someone who's got half his experience.
aufs Abstellgleis schieben
(informal)To discontinue something.
That version of the program has been put out to pasture.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put out, to, pasture.
Examples
1 sentencesThe old druggist was put out to pasture.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
to make someone retire:
Origin
From the practice of putting draft animals too old to work in a pasture.From the practice of putting draft animals too old to work in a pasture.
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Forms
puts out to pasture, putting out to pasture, put out to pasture, put out to pasture| Base form | put out to pasture · to put out to pasture |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | puts out to pasture |
| Present participle | putting out to pasture |
| Past simple | put out to pasture |
| Past participle | put out to pasture |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle