put out to pasture
1put 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… …
2put 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… …
3put out to pasture — ► put out to pasture force to retire. Main Entry: ↑pasture …
4put 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 …
5put out to pasture — idi a) ahb. to put in a pasture to graze b) to dismiss or retire as being past one s prime …
6put out to pasture — force to retire. → pasture …
7put out to pasture (to) — Pressure someone to retire …
8put 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 jobsynonym applying and interviewing for jobshyponym …
9put 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… …
10put someone out to pasture — If someone is put out to pasture, they are forced to resign or give up some responsibilities …
