puts out to pasture
Sends off permanently
Puts out to pasture means to retire someone or something from active use, often with the implication they've outlived their usefulness.
The phrase comes from the practice of releasing aging horses or livestock to graze in open fields rather than work.
It typically carries a dismissive tone: After thirty years, they finally put him out to pasture.
Can apply to equipment, ideas, or practices deemed outdated: It's time to put that old software out to pasture.
- retireCease employment permanently
- put out to grassForced into retirement
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- mothballAromatic insect repellent sphere
- pension offRetire with regular payments
golden years · grazing · shelve · obsolete · bench · hayfield · phase out · paddock · superannuate · forced retirement · send packing · show the door · redundancy · farewell · letting go · winding down · demote · hang up the cleats
puts out to pastureputs to work
Engages for productive use
activates · deploys · utilizes · reactivates · reinstates
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