put out to pasture

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put out, to, pasture.

  2. 2.

    To make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.

    非正式

    They've put John out to pasture and replaced him with someone who's got half his experience.

  3. 3.

    To discontinue something.

    非正式

    That version of the program has been put out to pasture.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary