English Explanatory Dictionary

put out to pasture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.
  2. To discontinue something.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put out, to, pasture.

Pronunciation

En-au-put out to pasture.ogg

Word forms

put out to pasture puts out to pasture putting out to pasture

Etymology

From the practice of putting draft animals too old to work in a pasture.

Synonyms

put out to grass
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