Put+to+pasture
11put out to grass — put (someone) out to grass Brit : to force (someone) to leave a job because of old age I m not ready to be put out to grass [=put out to pasture] just yet. • • • Main Entry: ↑grass …
12pasture — 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 …
13pasture — pastural, adj. pastureless, adj. pasturer, n. /pas cheuhr, pahs /, n., v., pastured, pasturing. n. 1. Also called pastureland /pas cheuhr land , pahs /. an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock;… …
14pasture — 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… …
15pasture — [[t]pɑ͟ːstʃə(r), pæ̱s [/t]] pastures 1) N VAR Pasture is land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture. ...mountain pastures. 2) PHRASE: prep PHR, v PHR If someone leaves for greener pastures …
16pasture — pas|ture1 [ˈpa:stʃə US ˈpæstʃər] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin pastura, from Latin pascere to feed ] 1.) land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on ▪ large areas of… …
17put 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 …
18pasture — 1 noun (C, U) 1 land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on: Stone walls divided pasture from arable land. | the rolling pastures of southern England 2 put sth/sb out to pasture a) to move cattle,… …
19pasture — noun 1》 land covered mainly with grass, suitable for grazing cattle or sheep. 2》 grass and herbage growing on such land. verb put (animals) to graze in a pasture. Phrases pastures new somewhere offering new opportunities. [suggested by ‘Tomorrow… …
20pasture — pas•ture [[t]ˈpæs tʃər, ˈpɑs [/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) agr. Also called pas′ture•land [[t] ˌlænd[/t]] an area of ground covered with plants suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland. 2) agr. grass or other plants for feeding livestock… …
