pasture

greener pastures

A place or thing that is an improvement on one's current situation. I liked my job here, but it just didn't pay enough, so I had to go to greener pastures.

new pastures

A new job or place to live that offers new experiences or opportunities. Starting next month, I'll be packing up my job with the newspaper and heading off to new pastures. I've loved living in New York City, but it's time to find new pastures.

See also: new, pasture

pastures new

A new job or place to live that offers new experiences or opportunities. Primarily heard in UK. Starting next month, I'll be packing up my job with the newspaper and heading off to pastures new. I've loved living in London, but it's time to find pastures new.

See also: new, pasture

put (someone or something) out to pasture

1. Literally, to retire an animal from working by allowing it roam in a field or pasture. This horse has been my constant companion for the last 15 years on the ranch, but now I think it's about time to put him out to pasture. You ought to put that old donkey out to pasture, don't you think?

2. By extension, to force, coerce, or pressure someone into retiring from their work. The CEO shaped the company into what it is today, but she's getting on in years and the board of directors has decided to put her out to pasture.

3. By extension to Definition 1, to retire a piece of equipment from use or replace it with something newer. I got through my entire graduate degree on this clunky old laptop, but I think it's finally time to put it out to pasture.

put a horse out to pasture

to retire a horse by allowing it to live out its days in a pasture with no work. (See also put someone out to pasture.) The horse could no longer work, so we put it out to pasture.

put someone out to pasture

Fig. to retire someone. (Based on put a horse out to pasture.) Please don't put me out to pasture. I have lots of good years left. This vice president has reached retirement age. It's time to put him out to pasture.

put out to grass

Also, put out to pasture. Cause to retire, as in With mandatory retirement they put you out to grass at age 65, or She's not all that busy now that she's been put out to pasture. These idioms refer to farm animals sent to graze when they are no longer useful for other work.

put someone out to pasture

If you put someone out to pasture, you make them retire from their job, or move them to an unimportant job, usually because you think that they are too old to be useful. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture. He should not yet be put out to pasture. His ministerial experience is valuable. Compare with be put out to grass. Note: When horses have reached the end of their working lives, they are sometimes released into fields (= pasture) to graze.

greener pastures

People talk about greener pastures to mean a better life or situation than the one they are in now. A lot of nurses seek greener pastures overseas. They moved around for years, sometimes even leaving the state for what they thought would be greener pastures.

pastures new

BRITISH

COMMON If someone moves on to pastures new, they leave their present place or situation and move to a new one. Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons. I found myself packing a suitcase and heading for pastures new. Note: You can also talk about moving on to new pastures or fresh pastures. No matter how much we long for new pastures, when we reach them they can seem like a bad idea. Note: This is a quotation from `Lycidas' (1638) by the English poet Milton: `At last he rose, and twitch'd his Mantle blew: Tomorrow to fresh Woods, and Pastures new.' This is sometimes wrongly quoted as `fresh fields and pastures new'.

See also: new, pasture

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

(fresh fields and) pastures new

a place or activity regarded as offering new opportunities.

The expression is a slightly garbled version of a line from Milton's poem Lycidas ( 1637 ): ‘Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new’.

See also: new, pasture

put someone out to pasture

force someone to retire.

put somebody out to ˈpasture

(informal, humorous) ask somebody to leave a job because they are getting old; make somebody retire: Isn’t it time some of these politicians were put out to pasture?This expression refers to old farm horses or other animals, which no longer work and stay in the fields (= pastures) all day.

ˌpastures ˈnew

a new job, place to live, way of life, etc: After 10 years as a teacher, Jen felt it was time to move on to pastures new. Without warning, she left him for pastures new.

See also: new, pasture

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

put out to pasture

1. To herd (grazing animals) into pasturable land.

2. Informal To retire or compel to retire from work or a full workload.

put out to grass/pasture, to be

To be retired from active duty; to rusticate. This term, which refers to animals that are turned out to a meadow or range, particularly a horse that is too old to work, was transferred to human beings as early as the sixteenth century. John Heywood used it in his 1546 proverb collection: “He turnde hir out at doores to grasse on the playne.”

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释义	pasture greener pastures A place or thing that is an improvement on one's current situation. I liked my job here, but it just didn't pay enough, so I had to go to greener pastures. See also: greener, pasture new pastures A new job or place to live that offers new experiences or opportunities. Starting next month, I'll be packing up my job with the newspaper and heading off to new pastures. I've loved living in New York City, but it's time to find new pastures. See also: new, pasture pastures new A new job or place to live that offers new experiences or opportunities. Primarily heard in UK. Starting next month, I'll be packing up my job with the newspaper and heading off to pastures new. I've loved living in London, but it's time to find pastures new. See also: new, pasture put (someone or something) out to pasture 1. Literally, to retire an animal from working by allowing it roam in a field or pasture. This horse has been my constant companion for the last 15 years on the ranch, but now I think it's about time to put him out to pasture. You ought to put that old donkey out to pasture, don't you think? 2. By extension, to force, coerce, or pressure someone into retiring from their work. The CEO shaped the company into what it is today, but she's getting on in years and the board of directors has decided to put her out to pasture. 3. By extension to Definition 1, to retire a piece of equipment from use or replace it with something newer. I got through my entire graduate degree on this clunky old laptop, but I think it's finally time to put it out to pasture. See also: out, pasture, put Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. put a horse out to pasture to retire a horse by allowing it to live out its days in a pasture with no work. (See also put someone out to pasture.) The horse could no longer work, so we put it out to pasture. See also: horse, out, pasture, put put someone out to pasture Fig. to retire someone. (Based on put a horse out to pasture.) Please don't put me out to pasture. I have lots of good years left. This vice president has reached retirement age. It's time to put him out to pasture. See also: out, pasture, put McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. put out to grass Also, put out to pasture. Cause to retire, as in With mandatory retirement they put you out to grass at age 65, or She's not all that busy now that she's been put out to pasture. These idioms refer to farm animals sent to graze when they are no longer useful for other work. See also: grass, out, put The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. put someone out to pasture If you put someone out to pasture, you make them retire from their job, or move them to an unimportant job, usually because you think that they are too old to be useful. I'm retiring next month. They're putting me out to pasture. He should not yet be put out to pasture. His ministerial experience is valuable. Compare with be put out to grass. Note: When horses have reached the end of their working lives, they are sometimes released into fields (= pasture) to graze. See also: out, pasture, put, someone greener pastures People talk about greener pastures to mean a better life or situation than the one they are in now. A lot of nurses seek greener pastures overseas. They moved around for years, sometimes even leaving the state for what they thought would be greener pastures. See also: greener, pasture pastures new BRITISH COMMON If someone moves on to pastures new, they leave their present place or situation and move to a new one. Michael decided he wanted to move on to pastures new for financial reasons. I found myself packing a suitcase and heading for pastures new. Note: You can also talk about moving on to new pastures or fresh pastures. No matter how much we long for new pastures, when we reach them they can seem like a bad idea. Note: This is a quotation from `Lycidas' (1638) by the English poet Milton: `At last he rose, and twitch'd his Mantle blew: Tomorrow to fresh Woods, and Pastures new.' This is sometimes wrongly quoted as `fresh fields and pastures new'. See also: new, pasture Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. (fresh fields and) pastures new a place or activity regarded as offering new opportunities. The expression is a slightly garbled version of a line from Milton's poem Lycidas ( 1637 ): ‘Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new’. See also: new, pasture put someone out to pasture force someone to retire. See also: out, pasture, put, someone Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary put somebody out to ˈpasture (informal, humorous) ask somebody to leave a job because they are getting old; make somebody retire: Isn’t it time some of these politicians were put out to pasture?This expression refers to old farm horses or other animals, which no longer work and stay in the fields (= pastures) all day. See also: out, pasture, put, somebody ˌpastures ˈnew a new job, place to live, way of life, etc: After 10 years as a teacher, Jen felt it was time to move on to pastures new. Without warning, she left him for pastures new. See also: new, pasture Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary put out to pasture 1. To herd (grazing animals) into pasturable land. 2. Informal To retire or compel to retire from work or a full workload. See also: out, pasture, put American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. put out to grass/pasture, to be To be retired from active duty; to rusticate. This term, which refers to animals that are turned out to a meadow or range, particularly a horse that is too old to work, was transferred to human beings as early as the sixteenth century. John Heywood used it in his 1546 proverb collection: “He turnde hir out at doores to grasse on the playne.” See also: grass, out, put The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: greener greener pastures a full-time job at (one's) doorstep at doorstep at expense at somebody's expense at someone's expense at (one's) expense (one's) bearings References in periodicals archive The examination of another man's livestock at the pasture revealed an arseium in the organism of the animals. Examination of fallen livestock in Naryn reveals chemicals in animals' organism Pasture revenue, Morkaraman, Romanov x Morkaraman F1 crossbred, MARS, Data mining. Utility of MARS Algorithm for Describing Non-Genetic Factors Affecting Pasture Revenue of Morkaraman Breed and Romanov x Morkaraman F1 Crossbred Sheep under Semi Intensive Conditions Three paddocks of herb-clover mix (7.8 ha in total land area) and three paddocks of grass-clover pasture (5.2 ha in total land area) were used for the duration of the study. A comparison of liveweight gain of lambs weaned early onto a herb-clover mixed sward and weaned conventionally onto a ryegrass-clover pasture and herb-clover mixed sward And another brilliant solution that arose from the PFRA work was the confirmation and formalization of community pastures for grazing cattle. PFRA and Community Pastures in Prairie History Soil physical and chemical properties at each paired site (leucaena-grass and grass pastures) were similar irrespective of the pasture type (Conrad et al. Free light fraction carbon and nitrogen, a physically uncomplexed soil organic matter distribution within subtropical grass and leucaena-grass pastures The county will support farmers in Lodokenjek ward with ploughs, certified seeds and agricultural training to make sure that they produce enough pasture. Samburu dedicates 5,000 acres for pasture farming The grazing pasture will be made available for grazing to local and nomadic herders/shepherds for free. CUVAS inks MOU with CPCCF Esther is able to accurately tell where to take her animals to get pasture. App comes to the rescue of pastoralists as pasture dwindles In a number of studies from that era, hens raised on a mix of nutritionally balanced pasture and grain products were able to produce as many as 180 eggs per year. Poultry on Pasture: Don't underestimate the nutritional value of the weeds and grasses on your ground gazella have high abundance in cropland as well as in pasture. Open fields in croplands may increase the rate of dung pats desiccation lowering the potential of telecoprids and endocoprids to exploit the resources (Sabu et al., 2006). DIVERSITY, COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DUNG BEETLE FAUNA IN CROPLANDS AND PASTURES OF JHELUM, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN In addition, Perfect Pasture ran well on his only previous visit to Goodwood, finishing seventh beaten under two lengths in a valuable contest 12 days after his Pontefract win. PERFECT DAY; In association with Easterby speedster ready to strike in Stewards' Cup cracker Easterby's ace looks Perfect bet Under the MoU, five acres of land within the farming grounds of the UVAS Ravi Campus at Pattoki will be set aside for development as a pasture for grazing of sheep and other livestock. UVAS, DAMEN sign MoU to establish pasture at Ravi Campus THE Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA) has launched a new booklet making the farm business case for feeding ruminants solely on pasture. The case for pasture-feeding; FARMING Pasture for Brazilian cattle herds is highly relevant due to the vastness of the country, favorable climate conditions for the production of the biomass of foraging plants and relatively low production costs when compared to other alternatives in animal feed. Cattle production supplemented on signal grass pastures during the rainy season/Producao de bovinos suplementados em pastos de capim braquiaria no perfodo das aguas Musa Tibin Musa has recognized existence of a gap in the pastures of the country He revealed that the rainfall position in Sudan was below the normal levels this year and negatively affected the pasture, pointing to the need to accelerate measures to protect livestock and replenish the fodder gap. Minister of Animal Resources admits existence of gap in country's pastures
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