put sb out to pasture

put Sb out to pas·ture

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Definition of put sb out to pasture words

phrase put sb out to pasture If you say that someone is being put out to pasture, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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