| 词组 | put one out to grass |
| 释义 | (redirected from put one out to grass)put (someone or something) out to grass1. Of an animal, to give it access to a grassy area to graze. Tommy should be back in a minute—he's just putting the cattle out to grass. 2. Of a person, to force, coerce, or pressure them into retiring. 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 grass. 3. Of a piece of equipment, to retire it from use. I got through my entire graduate degree on this clunky old laptop, but I think it's finally time to put it out to grass. put out to grassAlso, 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 or something out to grass1 put an animal out to graze. 2 force someone to retire; make someone redundant. informalput/turn/send somebody out to ˈgrass(informal, humorous) force somebody to stop doing their job, especially because they are old: Old Harry doesn’t seem able to remember anything nowadays. Isn’t it time he was put out to grass?This expression refers to old farm horses or other animals, which no longer work and stay in the fields all day. |
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