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●put sb out to ˈpasture (informal, humorous) ask sb to leave a job because they are getting old; make sb retire (因为年老)让某人退休◆Isn’t it time some of these politicians were put out to pasture? 是不是该让这些政客中的某些人退休了? ORIGIN This expression refers to old farm horses or other animals, which no longer work and stay in the fields (= pastures) all day. 这个表达法原指农场里年老的马或其他动物不再工作,整日呆在草地上。 |