Put+to+pasture
21pasture — /ˈpastʃə / (say pahschuh) noun 1. ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of cattle, etc.; grassland. 2. a specific piece of such ground. 3. grass or herbage for feeding cattle, etc. 4. → improved pasture. –verb… …
22put someone out to pasture — If someone is put out to pasture, they are forced to resign or give up some responsibilities. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
23put 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! …
24put out to pasture — idi a) ahb. to put in a pasture to graze b) to dismiss or retire as being past one s prime …
25put out to pasture — force to retire. → pasture …
26pasture — n 1. range, grazing ground, grass, grassland, pastureland, Scot. shieling; meadow, meadow land, lea, Archaic. mead. 2. feed; pasturage. See pasturage(def. 1). v 3. fodder, grass, put or turn out to pasture. 4.(all of livestock) forage, graze,… …
27pasture — n. & v. n. 1 land covered with grass etc. suitable for grazing animals, esp. cattle or sheep. 2 herbage for animals. v. 1 tr. put (animals) to graze in a pasture. 2 intr. & tr. (of animals) graze. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL pastura (as PASTOR) …
28put something out to pasture — to put a sheep, cow etc in a field so that it can eat the grass …
29put out to pasture (to) — Pressure someone to retire …
30To put out to grass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …